Bill
Number: S.B. 1380
Barto
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: HHS amendment
Amendment
drafted by: Legislative Council – Michele Hanigsberg
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
The Barto Floor
Amendment makes the following changes:
·
Modifies requirements related to the Medical Board’s
annual report, meeting videos and renewal forms and related information.
·
Removes the requirement for the Board to remove
disciplinary actions from their website after a certain period of time.
·
Clarifies the type of complaints that the Executive
Director is required to forward to a medical consultant.
·
Removes references to a third-party vendor for criminal
records checks.
·
Requires the Board to post on its website the policy
allowing a person’s identifying information to be withheld from a physician
against whom there is a complaint and states the written agreements for this
anonymity will be entered to the extent consistent with the administrative
appeals process.
·
Includes a rulemaking exemption.
Page 1, line 7, after the third quotation mark insert ", the Arizona regulatory board of physician
assistants"
Line 18, after the first comma strike remainder of line insert
"strike lines 21 through 27"
Page 2, line 16, strike "three" insert "five"
Page 4, line 20, after "complaints" insert "alleging harm as a result of patient care"
Page 5, strike lines 27 and 28
After line 32, insert:
Line 21, after the period insert "The board shall provide the renewal form online and, on
request, shall mail the form to the licensee."
Line 30, strike "attach to the completed renewal
form" insert "provide to the
board as part of the renewal process"
Page 6, line 9, strike "remain anonymous" insert "have the complainant's identifying
information withheld from the physician against whom the allegation of
unprofessional conduct is being made"
Line 12, after "made"
insert "to the extent consistent
with the administrative appeals process"; after the period
insert "The board shall post this
policy on the board's website where a person would submit a complaint online."
Between lines 19 and 20, insert:
"Sec. 10. Rulemaking exemption; Arizona medical board
For the purposes of implementing this act, to adjust renewal
time frames and to modify current rules consistent with section 41‑1080,
Arizona Revised Statutes, the Arizona medical board is exempt from the
rulemaking requirements of title 41, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, for
one year after the effective date of this act, except that the board shall
provide public notice and an opportunity for public comment on proposed rules
at least thirty days before a rule is adopted or amended."
Amend title to conform