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Committee weighs limits on non‑clinician control of medical practices; providers split
Summary
A second substitute to SSB 5,387 would tighten rules defining corporate practice of medicine and restrict non‑licensed control over clinical decisions. The Department of Health flagged enforcement costs; physician groups and patient advocates support protections for clinical autonomy while many provider groups and management‑service organizations warn the bill could force practice closures or consolidation.
Greg Attenaccio and colleagues from the Health & Long‑Term Care Committee described SSB 5,387 as a three‑part package: rules governing professional service corporations that run medical practices (limiting ownership and board control to licensed medical providers), protections forbidding outside entities from directing professional judgment in hospitals and other licensed facilities, and new attestation and disciplinary language for medical licensees.
The Department of Health's fiscal estimate…
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