Bill Text: CT HB05485 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5485 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Connecticut Medical Examining Board.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-19 - Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health [HB05485 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05485-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5485*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 1413

Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
REP. FLEISCHMANN, 18th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 20-8a of the general statutes be amended to require that: (1) The Governor make six appointments to the board, legislative leadership make six appointments to the board and patient advocacy groups make three appointments to the board; (2) board reappointments or replacements be distributed among appointing authorities in the same ratio; (3) of the fifteen members on the board, at least one be a patient advocate who is not a physician, and at least one be an attorney with expertise in the practice of criminal law; (4) the board complete investigations and take appropriate action not later than six months after the filing of a complaint; and (5) the board contact the Chief State's Attorney if it appears that an individual currently or formerly under investigation violated state criminal statutes.

Statement of Purpose:

To improve the effectiveness of the Connecticut Medical Examining Board and strengthen patient protection in the state.