SB1248

THE CONTEXT: Currently, statute provides that a health profession must be regulated by this state only if: 1) there is credible evidence that the unregulated practice of that health profession can clearly harm or endanger the public health, safety or welfare and the potential for harm is easily recognizable and not remote or dependent on tenuous argument; 2) the public needs and can reasonably be expected to benefit from an assurance of initial and continuing professional ability; and 3) the public cannot be effectively protected by other means in a more cost-effective manner (A. R.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would repeal the requirement that health professional groups seeking to increase the scope of practice for a state-regulated health profession must complete a statutory sunrise review and make technical and conforming changes.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to give patients a defined set of rights and a clear informed-consent standard. It would repeal the requirement that health professional groups seeking to increase the scope of practice for a state-regulated health profession must complete a statutory sunrise review, and would also make technical and conforming changes, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.