459B076A4889EDE787258C66007A08F2 Hearing Summary

The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Garcia Sander and Feret, introduced Senate Bill
25-166 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill expands
the Medical Transparency Act to require select regulated medical practitioners
to communicate information about their state-issued qualifications: verbally
upon first meeting a patient, when practicable; via worn name tag, if they
are practicing at select facilities that are licensed or certified by the
Department of Public Health and Environment; and in any advertisements
(including business cards and letterheads) that identify them by name.
The bill also prohibits these advertisements from falsely representing
any of the practitioner’s qualifications. Exemptions for communicating
state-issued qualifications are provided for practitioners who have safety
concerns or who do not interact with patients directly.



A handout was
provided to the committee (Attachment F).

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

The primary bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.

Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.