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CS/CS/SB 172: Health Care Practitioner Specialty Titles and Designations

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Health Policy ; Burton ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Passidomo

Health Care Practitioner Specialty Titles and Designations; Providing circumstances under which the Department of Health may issue a notice to cease and desist and pursue other remedies upon finding probable cause; prohibiting the use of specified titles and designations by health care practitioners not licensed as physicians or osteopathic physicians, as applicable, with an exception; providing that the use of such titles and designations constitutes the unlicensed practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, as applicable; authorizing the department to pursue specified remedies for such violations, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/9/2025 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/24/2025 Senate • Filed
2/25/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Rules
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/25/2025 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 3
3/26/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
3/27/2025 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/1/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1
4/3/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
4/8/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
4/9/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 376
• Read 3rd time -SJ 376
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 376
• Immediately certified -SJ 392
4/9/2025 House • In Messages