BILL · 2013–14 SESSION
SB 5492: Health care professionals
Requiring transparency for patients regarding training and qualifications of health care professionals.
Summary
- All health care professionals must include detailed information in advertisements, or any communication that names the health care professional in relation to the practice or profession, including letterhead, brochures, email, internet, business cards, billboards, audio or video presentations, or any other communications used for business.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 31, 2013
- Out of committeeFeb 19, 2013
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Senator (R-2)
- Introduced
- January 31, 2013 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 2014
- Companion bill
- HB 1586
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to requiring transparency for patients regarding training and qualifications of health care professionals;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Senator (R-2)
3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- HLTH - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Health Care.
SB 5492 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5492 (2025–26) Tourism promotion
- SB 5492 (2023–24) Health care afford./medicare
- SB 5492 (2021–22) Wind turbine blade recycling
- SB 5492 (2019–20) Motor vehicle felonies
- SB 5492 (2017–18) Responsible bidder criteria
- SB 5492 (2015–16) Tax exemption accountability
- SB 5492 (2011–12) Beer commission
- SB 5492 (2009–10) Site certificate employees