Bill
Number: S.B. 1379
Barto Floor Amendment
Amendment drafted by: Marianne Yamnik
FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
The Barto Floor Amendment makes the volunteer registration valid for two years, rather than for one year.
It also adds a mechanism for a board to suspend or revoke a registration if a professional practices outside of the scope of the registration and allows for an appeals process through the Office of Administrative Hearings.
BARTO FLOOR AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1379
(Reference to HHS amendment)
Page 2, line 3, strike “on a yearly basis” insert “every two years”
Between lines 26 and 27, insert:
“E. A HEALTH PROFESSION REGULATORY BOARD MAY IMMEDIATELY SUSPEND OR REVOKE A REGISTRATION ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION ON RECEIVING PROOF SATISFACTORY TO THE HEALTH PROFESSION REGULATORY BOARD THAT THE HOLDER OF THE REGISTRATION HAS ENGAGED IN PRACTICE IN THIS STATE THAT IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE REGISTRATION OR THAT GROUNDS EXIST FOR ACTION AGAINST THE HOLDER OF THE REGISTRATION UNDER THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THIS TITLE. THE HOLDER OF A REGISTRATION MAY REQUEST A HEARING TO CHALLENGE THE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF A REGISTRATION IN THE MANNER PERMITTED FOR APPEALABLE AGENCY ACTIONS UNDER TITLE 41, CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 10.”
Amend title to conform