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Committee advances bill to award continuing education credits to clinical preceptors
Summary
House Bill 242 would provide continuing medical education (CME) credit to health professionals who serve as preceptors for clinical rotations to help expand the pipeline of health care providers serving rural and underserved communities; the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
The House Health & Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 242 to the House floor with a due‑pass recommendation. Representative Josh Wheeler, sponsor, said the bill is designed to encourage more clinicians to act as preceptors for students in medical and allied‑health training programs by awarding continuing medical education credits for precepting time.
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