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2024 SESSION
HB 353 Hospitals; emergency departments to have at least one licensed physician on duty at all times.
Introduced by: Patrick A. Hope | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Hospitals; emergency departments; licensed physicians. Requires any hospital with an emergency department to have at least one licensed physician on duty and physically present at all times. Current law requires such hospitals to have a licensed physician on call, though not necessarily physically present on the premises, at all times. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025 and is identical to SB 392.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Hospitals; emergency departments; licensed physicians. Requires any hospital with an emergency department to have at least one licensed physician on duty and physically present at all times. Current law requires such hospitals to have a licensed physician on call, though not necessarily physically present on the premises, at all times.