An Act relative to health care transparency
This bill strengthens health care transparency by prohibiting unlicensed individuals from using medical titles or implying they provide medical services. It requires all licensed health care practitioners to clearly display their specific license type on their name tags during patient interactions and in their offices. Additionally, the law mandates that advertisements for health care services must accurately describe a practitioner's licensure and cannot contain misleading information about their training or qualifications. These measures aim to help patients easily verify the credentials of the professionals they see and consult.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Feb 15, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Cronin
DDemocratic
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