STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 760

with Senate Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Senator POU)

ADOPTED: MARCH 3, 2022

      This floor amendment:

      (1)  permits a professional licensing board to require a health care professional to submit any additional information it deems necessary to complete the profiles on the license renewal form submitted by the professional;

      (2)  stipulates that the Division of Consumer Affairs is to provide on the License Verification System a notice that the License Verification System contains information intended to convey only the license status of a health care professional and advising the public that more extensive information is available elsewhere;

      (3)  makes certain changes to the statement required to be included with the information concerning criminal convictions that is to be provided in each health care professional’s profile;

      (4)  makes certain changes to the information required to be provided on the profile of a health care professional; and

      (5)  stipulates that the bill is to take effect immediately, but that sections 1 and 2 of the bill are to remain inoperative until two years after enactment of the bill.