HB 1167

Bill Subjects

Agencies; Professional Licensing Agency (Pla) Boards, Commissions, And Councils; Generally Health Care Professionals; Doctors And Physicians Health Care Professionals; Nurses (Excluding Advanced Practice Registered Nurses)

Abstract

Requires the medical licensing board of Indiana to adopt rules requiring a physician and a physician assistant who apply for a license or renewal to complete continuing education addressing the topic of implicit bias. Requires the Indiana state board of nursing to adopt rules requiring a nurse who applies for a license or renewal to complete continuing education addressing the topic of implicit bias. Establishes certain requirements for an implicit bias continuing education course. Provides that the Indiana professional licensing agency must maintain on the agency's website a schedule of or link to implicit bias continuing education courses that are available.