AN ACT CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIANS.

SB 1066 would require emergency department physicians to be classified as hospital employees under state law. This change directly affects physicians working in hospital emergency departments, shifting their employment status from independent contractors or other classifications to hospital employees. The bill amends statutes to establish this classification, aiming to enhance accountability in patient care. The stated purpose is to protect patients by ensuring hospitals directly oversee emergency care providers.