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CS/HB 1019: Treatment Programs for Impaired Professionals

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee ; Renuart

Treatment Programs for Impaired Professionals; Provides that EMT or paramedic who is certified or has applied to be certified may be subject to treatment program for impaired practitioners at election of impaired practitioner consultant; prohibits charging associated costs to DOH; exempts entity retained by DOH as impaired practitioner consultant from certain licensing requirements if entity employs or contracts with licensed professionals; authorizes DOH to refer applicant for licensure to consultant; clarifies requirements for impaired practitioner consultant to maintain as confidential certain information concerning impaired practitioner; authorizes department & certain other entities to have administrative control over impaired practitioner consultant to extent necessary to receive disclosures; provides that radiologic technologist who is certified or who has applied to be certified may be subject to treatment program for impaired practitioners at election of impaired practitioner consultant.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Health and Human Services Committee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/13/2011 House • Filed
12/28/2011 House • Referred to Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 100
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 100
1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 12:30 pm, Reed Hall
1/31/2012 House • CS by Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 456
2/2/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 447
2/6/2012 House • Original reference(s) removed: Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee
• CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 525
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 525
3/9/2012 House • Died in Health and Human Services Committee