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IN SR0059
Resolution
Status
3/7/2018
Primary Sponsor
Elizabeth Brown
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AI Summary
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Urges the legislative council to assign a study committee to examine maintenance of certification requirements for physician licensure, hospital privileges, and insurance credentialing in Indiana.
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Cites Indiana's physician shortage and patients' difficulties accessing care as rationale for the study.
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Expresses concern that non-governmental organizations like the American Board of Medical Specialties are forcing physicians to maintain national certifications as a condition of state licensure.
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Notes that maintenance of certification requirements impose significant costs and time burdens that counter patient-centered medicine goals and increase healthcare costs.
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References similar "Right to Care Acts" enacted or pending in Florida, Oklahoma, Maryland, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, and Arizona.
Legislative Description
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the legislative council to assign to the appropriate study committee the task of studying issues related to maintenance of certification requirements for physician licensure, hospital privileges, and insurance credentialing, and their impact on patient access to care in Indiana.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
3/7/2018