Revise laws regarding reporting requirements for certain professional occupations
HB 442 revises reporting requirements for certain professional occupations. The bill eliminates the requirement for both the Medical Legal Panel and the Chiropractic Legal Panel to send the outcomes of their decisions to professional licensing boards. It also removes the mandate for insurers to report alleged professional negligence to the Board of Medical Examiners. These changes primarily affect how information regarding professional conduct is shared between legal panels, insurers, and state licensing agencies for medical and chiropractic professions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill simplifies reporting rules for medical and chiropractic legal panels by removing the requirement to send decision outcomes to licensing boards. It also eliminates the mandate for insurers to report alleged professional negligence to the Board of Medical Examiners and repeals the associated penalty for failing to do so. These changes reduce administrative burdens and streamline the process for handling professional negligence claims.
Scope change
The bill's scope is narrowed by removing specific reporting obligations that previously required panels and insurers to notify licensing boards and the Board of Medical Examiners.
REQUIREMENT
Removed the requirement for the Medical Legal Panel and Chiropractic Legal Panel to send the outcome of their decisions to professional licensing boards.
Removed the requirement for insurers to report alleged professional negligence to the Board of Medical Examiners.
Modified Section 27-6-605 to clarify that decision copies are sent to the health care provider's licensing board, while the Medical Legal Panel retains the decision in its own files.
ENFORCEMENT
Repealed the statute that allowed for license suspension if an insurer failed to report alleged professional negligence.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Feb 24, 2025
How they voted
30–18
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 14, 2025
D
Democratic18
72% Yea
R
Republican32
53% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-18-2)
senate
Mar 20, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 24, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-2-1)
house
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Valerie Moore
RRepublican
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