Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 845 — State of New Jersey (January 27, 2020)

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The Senate Commerce Committee of the State of New Jersey, in a statement dated January 27, 2020, reports favorably Senate Bill No. 845, which requires health care professional licensing boards to use the National Practitioner Data Bank. The statement describes the data bank as a web-based repository on medical malpractice payments and certain adverse actions, maintained by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Boards in the Division of Consumer Affairs may not issue an initial license unless no disqualifying information is on file, and must use the data bank's continuous query function for each licensee. Boards may not issue or renew, and must revoke or suspend, a license when the board finds cause through the data bank.

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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
845

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JANUARY
27, 2020

The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably Senate
Bill No. 845.

This
bill requires health care professional licensing boards to utilize the National
Practitioner Data Bank.

The
National Practitioner Data Bank is a web-based repository of reports containing
information on medical malpractice payments and certain adverse actions related
to health care professionals. The data bank is maintained by the United States
Department of Health and Human Services to prevent health care professionals
from moving from state to state without discovery of prior bad acts.

The
bill requires professional and occupational licensing boards within the
Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety that
regulate the practice of a health care professional to:

(1) not
issue an initial license or other authorization to practice a health care
profession to any applicant unless the board first determines that no
information exists on file in the National Practitioner Data Bank which may
disqualify the applicant; and

(2) utilize
the continuous query function of the National Practitioner Data Bank for each
person issued a license or authorization to practice a health care profession.

The
bill provides that boards may not issue or renew or, if renewed, must revoke or
suspend a license or other authorization to practice a health care profession
that is regulated by that board if the board determines through use of the
National Practitioner Data Bank that there is cause to refuse to issue or
suspend or revoke any license or authorization of a health care professional.

This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the
2020-2021 session pending technical review. As reported, the bill includes the
changes required by technical review, which has been performed.

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