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Medical Board of California directs staff to study notice options after debate over posting physician investigations
Summary
At its quarterly meeting in Fresno the Medical Board of California considered a board-member legislative proposal to place a public notice on a physician—s profile when a case reaches the Health Quality Investigation Unit (HQIU) and voted to direct staff to study options.
At its quarterly meeting in Fresno the Medical Board of California considered a board-member legislative proposal to place a public notice on a physician—s profile when a case reaches the Health Quality Investigation Unit (HQIU). The board voted to direct staff to research how the Contractor State License Board implements its disclosure statute, to review other jurisdictions, and to drill down on the board—s complaint timeline to identify where a notice might legally and practically be feasible.
Board member TJ Watkins presented the proposal and said, "Can we agree that 3 years to wait to see anything about a doctor that is being investigated is too long?" He urged the board to provide earlier public notice after the case had progressed beyond initial screening. Watkins said…
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