HB 1341: Health Care Practitioner Identification
GENERAL BILL by Gonzalez Pittman
Health Care Practitioner Identification; Requires DOH, rather than applicable board, to adopt rules for certain requirements relating to identification & advertisement of licensure & qualifications of health care practitioners; prohibits use of specified titles & designations by health care practitioners not licensed as physicians or osteopathic physicians, as applicable, with exception; provides that use of such titles & designations constitutes unlicensed practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, as applicable; authorizes DOH to pursue specified remedies for such violations; authorizes health care practitioners to use names & titles, & their corresponding designations & initials, authorized by their respective practice acts; specifies manner in which health care practitioners may represent their specialty practice areas; specifies titles & abbreviations certain health care practitioners may use.
Last Action: 3/5/2025 House - Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/27/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 House • Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
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HB 1341, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2025 at 12:58 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 172 (c1) Health Care Practitioner Specialty Titles and Designations Burton Similar Last Action: 4/1/2025 S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1 
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 456.003 Legislative intent; requirements. Page 2 (pdf) 456.072 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. Page 3 (pdf) 456.65 Page 4 (pdf) 458.3312 Specialties. Page 7 (pdf) 459.0152 Specialties. Page 9 (pdf)