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2010 SESSION

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HB 512 Lyme disease; allows a licensed physician to prescribe long-term antibiotic therapy.

Introduced by: Thomas Davis Rust | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Lyme disease; long-term antibiotic therapy allowed.  Allows a licensed physician to prescribe, administer, or dispense long-term antibiotic therapy to a patient diagnosed with Lyme disease. Also specifies that the Board of Medicine shall not initiate a disciplinary action against a licensed physician solely for prescribing, administering, or dispensing long-term antibiotic therapy to a patient clinically diagnosed with Lyme disease, provided such clinical diagnosis and treatment has been documented in the patient's medical record by such licensed physician.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103686D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/12/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103686D
• 01/12/10  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/20/10  House: Assigned HWI sub: #1
• 02/01/10  House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2011 by voice vote
• 02/02/10  House: Continued to 2011 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote