HOUSE BILL 1399

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation

Sponsored By:

Delegates Smigiel and Hammen

Entitled:

Hospitals - Credentialing and Privileging Process - Telemedicine

Synopsis:

Authorizing a hospital, in its credentialing and privileging process for a physician who provides medical services to patients at the hospital only by telemedicine from a distant-site hospital or distant- site telemedicine entity, to rely on credentialing and privileging decisions made for the physician by the distant-site hospital or distant-site telemedicine entity under specified circumstances.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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House Action

2/24

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

3/5

Re-referred Health and Government Operations

3/7

Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.

4/5

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals

Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Telecommunications and Information Technology

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 19-319 )

Documents

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Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Health and Government Operations