CS/HB 583: Health Care Practitioner Titles and Abbreviations
GENERAL BILL by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee ; Massullo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Chambliss
Health Care Practitioner Titles and Abbreviations; Provides use of specified titles or designations in connection with one's name constitutes practice of medicine; revises grounds for disciplinary action relating to practitioner's use of such titles or designations in identifying himself or herself to patients or in advertisements for health care services; requires health care practitioners to prominently display copies of their licenses; requires health care practitioners to also verbally identify themselves in specified manner to new patients.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/1/2023 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/7/2023 | House |
• Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee |
| 3/7/2023 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/30/2023 | House |
• Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda |
| 4/3/2023 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee |
| 4/4/2023 | House |
• Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 4/5/2023 | House |
• Original reference removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 4/13/2023 | House |
• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda |
| 4/17/2023 | House |
• Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee |
| 4/18/2023 | House |
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 5/2/2023 | House |
• Laid on Table |
138571 - Amendment to Amendment (838897)