Bill Jeopardizing Patient Safety Barely Passes Assembly Committee After an initial vote held SB 491 (Hernandez) in the Assembly Business, Professions & Consumer Protection Committee last week, a reconsideration vote was granted and today the bill moved out of committee. SB 492 (Hernandez) a related bill dealing with expanded scope of practice for optometrists, was held in committee. August 13, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, News Nurse practitioner, scope of practice, SB 491 0 0 Comment Read More »
Significant Progress Made on Scope of Practice Bills SFMS/CMA have made some success neutralizing the three "scope-of-practice" bills that were introduced in the 2013 legislative session. August 12, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, News SB 492, SB 493, Scope of practice, SB 491 0 0 Comment Read More »
September 16, 2013 — Are You Prepared for Medicare MAC Transition? SFMS/CMA has put together the following resources to prepare member physicians and their staffs for the transition of Medicare contractors (Part B) from Palmetto to Noridian on September 16, 2013. August 8, 2013 Medicare, Physician Resource Jurisdiction E, Medicare resources, Medicare transition, Noridian 0 0 Comment Read More »
SB 491—Bill Allowing Allied Health Professionals to Practice Outside of Their Training—Defeated in Committee SB491, a bill allowing nurse practitioners to practice outside of their training, was defeated in Assembly Business & Professions Committee by CMA and the Coalition for Patient Access. August 6, 2013 Advocacy, CMA Paul Phinney, Scope of practice, SB 491 0 0 Comment Read More »
Health, Fitness Apps Pose HIPAA Risks for Doctors Physicians should check apps’ privacy protections before suggesting them to patients. A new report says most apps — especially free ones — don’t offer much privacy. August 6, 2013 HIPAA, Physician Resource health apps, HIPAA 0 0 Comment Read More »
