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1997 SESSION
HB 1713 Health regulatory boards; disciplinary proceedings.
Introduced by: Joyce K. Crouch | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Information relating to complaints, investigations, and disciplinary proceedings; penalty. Requires all health regulatory boards to hold information received and maintained in connection with possible disciplinary proceedings as confidential. Health regulatory boards may disclose such information during disciplinary proceedings or in any subsequent trial or appeal of an action or order, to regulatory authorities, to hospital practice privilege committees, pursuant to a court order, or to qualified personnel for bonafide research or educational purposes (if personally identifiable information relating to the person is first deleted). This confidential information is not available for discovery or court subpoena or to be introduced into evidence in any medical malpractice suit or other action for damages arising out of service disputes. Physician-patient or practitioner-patient privilege does not operate in health regulatory board investigations or proceedings; disclosure of such information does not, however, waive the privilege in another proceeding. The Director of the Department of Health Professions is specifically noted as not being constrained by this law in reporting violations of the Drug Control Act. The Director also maintains his authority to report aggregate data. At this time, only three health regulatory boards, i.e., dentistry, medicine, and psychology, have the above described statutory authority. This provision has local fiscal impact as a misdemeanor only.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 972705813 pdf
- 02/12/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1713ER) pdf
- 03/24/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0698) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 972705813
- 01/08/97 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/14/97 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 2
- 01/28/97 House: Reported from H. W. I. (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/97 House: Read first time
- 01/30/97 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/31/97 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/97 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/03/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 4-N)
- 02/03/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/06/97 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/97 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/97 Senate: Read third time
- 02/10/97 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1713ER)
- 02/18/97 House: Enrolled
- 02/18/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/21/97 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 698 (effective 7/1/97)
- 03/24/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0698)