SB1072

THE CONTEXT: The primary duty of the AMB is to protect the public from unlawful, incompetent, unqualified, impaired or unprofessional practitioners of allopathic medicine through licensure, regulation and rehabilitation of the profession in this state. The AMB on its own motion may investigate any evidence that appears to show that a Doctor of Medicine is or may be medically incompetent, guilty of unprofessional conduct or mentally or physically unable safely to engage in the practice of medicine (A.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would require the AMB and BOEMS or their executive directors if delegated, to take final action on a complaint that is unrelated to protecting the public health and safety within one year after receiving the complaint and declares the complaint administratively closed if the AMB or BOEMS or their respective executive directors has not taken final action on the complaint.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to turn the Legislature's standard for medical boards into an enforceable rule. It would require the AMB and BOEMS or their executive directors if delegated, to take final action on a complaint that is unrelated to protecting the public health and safety within one year after receiving the complaint, and would also declares the complaint administratively closed if the AMB or BOEMS or their respective executive directors has not taken final action on the complaint, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.