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.
Senate Committee References:
- Health Policy (HP)
- 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 |
