Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 846 — 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. 846. The bill requires the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs to provide background information on health care professionals through the License Verification System maintained by the division. The information includes professional discipline in any state, malpractice claims, settlements or judgments, loss of hospital privileges, criminal convictions, Medicaid or Medicare exclusions and actions by federal regulators. Licensing boards that regulate health care professionals must report relevant information to the director. The bill was pre-filed for the 2020-2021 session pending technical review.

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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
846

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JANUARY
27, 2020

The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably Senate
Bill No. 846.

This
bill requires the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs to provide
certain information concerning health care professionals on the License
Verification System maintained by the division for any health care professional
whose license may be verified through use of that system.

The
bill provides that the background information must include, but need not be
limited to, the following information:

(1) any
professional discipline by a health care professional board in this State or
any other state;

(2) any
malpractice claim, settlement, or judgment against the professional;

(3) any
loss of hospital privileges;

(4) any
criminal convictions;

(5) any
Medicaid or Medicare exclusions pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.1320a–7;

(6) any
actions taken against the professional by federal regulators; and

(7) any
other information as determined by the director pursuant to regulation.

The
bill also requires the professional licensing boards that regulate the practice
of health care professionals to report to the director any information relevant
to the web-based background information required to be provided pursuant to the
bill.

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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