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Committee approves broad changes to physician and allied health regulation, increases penalties and revises reporting rules
Summary
House Bill 776, which revises disciplinary grounds, reporting requirements, civil penalties, and administrative processes for physicians and allied health professionals regulated by the Board of Physicians, passed the committee with a large amendment; sponsors said the amendments clarify employer definitions, lower certain administrative penalty
House Bill 776 passed the Health and Government Operations Committee after members adopted substantial amendments intended to clarify and harmonize provisions governing physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals regulated by the Board of Physicians.
Primary changes described by the sponsor include: defining "employer" consistently across multiple provisions and repealing the term "alternative health system" where redundant; reducing the maximum administrative penalty available to the board in one…
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