NJ A1884

Health care professionals who disseminate misinformation or disinformation to patients under their care would be guilty of professional misconduct and subject to disciplinary action under existing professional conduct statutes

Each professional licensing board must establish rules defining what constitutes grounds for misconduct and appropriate disciplinary actions based on the extent of misinformation dissemination

"Misinformation" is defined as any health-related claim of fact that is false (an amendment removed language about "contemporary scientific consensus" and "standard of care" from the definition)

"Disinformation" is defined as misinformation deliberately spread with malicious intent or intent to mislead

"Disseminate" is narrowly defined as conveying information through treatment or advice from a health care professional directly to a patient under their care