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Subcommittee backs bill requiring a physician on-site whenever emergency departments are open
Summary
The Medical and Health Affairs Subcommittee gave a unanimous favorable recommendation to House Bill 4067, which would require emergency departments to have at least one physician on duty on the facility premises at all times the department is open. Multiple emergency physicians testified citing patient-safety concerns and rural access.
The Medical and Health Affairs Subcommittee voted unanimously to send House Bill 4067, which would require an emergency department to have at least one physician on duty whenever the department is open, to the full committee with a favorable recommendation.
House Bill 4067 would require an emergency department to have at least one physician on duty at all times the emergency department is open; the physician is not required to be physically located inside the emergency department but must be on the facility premises, staff summarized for the panel.
Trey, the subcommittee staff member, told the panel: "This bill will require an emergency department to have at least 1 physician on duty at all times the emergency department is open. The physician is not required to be physically located in the emergency…
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