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Committee backs bill banning in‑person and live electronic solicitation of recent accident victims by medical providers
Summary
The committee recommended passage of House Bill 12 37, which would bar medical providers from in‑person or live electronic solicitation of accident victims for 30 days after the incident.
The committee recommended passage of House Bill 12 37 after an extended hearing that included testimony from the bill sponsor, affected medical and legal stakeholders, and representatives who opposed the measure on First Amendment grounds.
Representative Jay Richardson, the bill sponsor, said the measure responds to a recurring problem in his district where injured people receive unsolicited visits, phone calls or messages immediately after collisions. Richardson described prospective patients being “scared” by doorstep and phone contact and said the bill would prohibit medical providers from soliciting injured individuals for 30 days following a collision or other qualifying disaster. Richardson also described mechanisms in the bill that allow injured parties to…
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