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HB 211 Medical complaint investigation com. & medical & psychological practices audit com.; abolished.

Introduced by: Clifford L. Athey, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Medical complaint investigation committees and medical and psychological practices audit committees. Abolishes medical complaint investigation committees, medical practices audit committees, and psychological practices audit committees. The medical complaint investigation committees conduct informal inquiries for the purpose of recommending to the Board of Medicine whether sufficient grounds exist to warrant further proceedings by the Board on whether disciplinary action against a practitioner should be taken. The medical practices audit committees review the practice of the disciplined licensees to ascertain whether their practices conform to the conditions placed on their licenses by the Board of Medicine. The Board has had difficulty in finding physicians to serve on these committees. Currently, the Board of Medicine, the Department of Health Professions, the Health Practitioners' Intervention Program and expert witnesses carry out the functions of the medical practices audit and medical complaint investigation committees. Psychological practices audit committees review the practices of disciplined licensees to ascertain whether their practices conform to the conditions placed on their licenses by the Board of Psychology. The Board has always chosen to conduct audits with the assistance of expert witnesses as needed instead of appointing formal committees. This bill is identical to SB 5, which was recommended by the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Operations, Practices, Duties, and Funding of the Commonwealth's Agencies, Boards, Commissions, Councils, and Other Governmental Entities pursuant to HJR 159 (2002).


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