Enhances the ability of the department of health to investigate, discipline, and monitor licensed physicians, physician assistants, and specialist.
This bill amends the education law and public health law to enhance the department of health's ability to investigate, discipline, and monitor licensed physicians, physician assistants, and specialist assistants. It includes provisions for the department to prepare charges, refer matters to a committee on professional conduct, and make charges public. The bill also outlines procedures for hearings, the submission of fingerprints for criminal history checks, and the handling of professional misconduct cases.
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