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SB 671 Lyme disease; treatment of a patient.

Introduced by: Richard H. Black | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Treatment of a patient for Lyme disease. Provides that no health care provider who provides treatment for Lyme disease or other tick-borne disease in accordance with a clinical practice guideline maintained by the National Guideline Clearinghouse after obtaining informed consent shall be the subject of any disciplinary proceeding by the Board of Medicine for following such clinical practice guideline, absent gross negligence or willful misconduct.


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