Practitioner advertising.
Summary
Provides that, beginning January 1, 2023, certain practitioners are subject to disciplinary sanctions if the practitioner communicates or disseminates to the general public an advertisement that includes deceptive or misleading information or does not prominently state the profession or license held by the practitioner. Establishes certain exceptions. Provides, for purposes of the law prohibiting the unlawful practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, that "the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine" includes attaching to an individual's name additional terms or other specified words that identify a member of a medical specialty. Establishes certain exceptions. Specifies that the exclusions to the practice of medicine and osteopathic medicine do not allow a person to use words or abbreviations that indicate or induce an individual to believe that the person is engaged in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 28, 2022
Signed Mar 15, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2022
How they voted
46–0
Passed
Total votes 46
Feb 1, 2022
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican36
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Mar 15, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 346: yeas 40, nays 10
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 356: yeas 88, nays 6
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Amended
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
upper
Feb 25, 2022
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 271: yeas 84, nays 1
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Amended
Amendment #2 (Zent) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 162: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Amended
Amendment #1 (Boehnlein) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Denny Zent
RRepublican
P
Kevin Boehnlein
RRepublican
P
Liz Brown
RRepublican
Co
Brad Barrett
RRepublican
Co
Eddie Melton
DDemocratic
Co
J.D. Ford
DDemocratic
Co
Jack Jordan
RRepublican
Co
Jean Leising
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
Co
RF
Rita Fleming
DDemocratic
Co
Rodney Pol
DDemocratic
Co
Shelli Yoder
DDemocratic
Co
Vaneta Becker
RRepublican
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