George Barker
- Democratic
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Programs to address career fatigue and wellness in certain health care providers; civil immunity. Expands civil immunity for health care professionals serving as members of or consultants to entities that function primarily to review, evaluate, or make recommendations related to health care services to include health care professionals serving as members of or consultants to entities that function primarily to address issues related to career fatigue and wellness in health care professionals licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine or licensed as a physician assistant. The bill also clarifies that, absent evidence indicating a reasonable probability that a health care professional who is a participant in a professional program to address issues related to career fatigue or wellness is not competent to continue in practice or is a danger to himself, his patients, or the public, participation in such a professional program does not trigger the requirement that the health care professional be reported to the Department of Health Professions. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Programs to address career fatigue and wellness in certain health care providers; civil immunity. Expands civil immunity for health care professionals serving as members of or consultants to entities that function primarily to review, evaluate, or make recommendations related to health care services to include health care professionals serving as members of or consultants to entities that function primarily to address issues related to career fatigue and wellness in health care professionals licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine or licensed as a physician assistant. The bill also clarifies that, absent evidence indicating a reasonable probability that a health care professional who is a participant in a professional program to address issues related to career fatigue or wellness is not competent to continue in practice or is a danger to himself, his patients, or the public, participation in such a professional program does not trigger the requirement that the health care professional be reported to the Department of Health Professions. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1093 (effective 4/10/20)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Impact statement from DPB (SB120ER)
House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Read third time
VOTE: Passage (95-Y 0-N)
Passed House with amendments (95-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House as amended
Amendment by Delegate Hope agreed to
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Read second time
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
Referred from Courts of Justice
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Read first time
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Impact statement from DPB (SB120)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/08/20 20104348D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Impact statement from DPB (SB120) | HTML |
| Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB120ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1093) | HTML |
| Document | Format |
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| Amendment: SB120AHE | HTML |
| Amendment: SB120AH | HTML |
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