ACTION NEEDED: HB 583: Health Care Practitioner Titles and Abbreviations

Greetings,

Today a bill was filed in the House to limit non-physicians use of the title "Doctor" in any form of advertisement, telehealth interaction, text message, or verbal communication without clearly identifying their profession.

Details below:

HB 583: Health Care Practitioner Titles and Abbreviations

GENERAL BILL by Massullo

Health Care Practitioner Titles and Abbreviations; Defines "advertisement" & "deceptive or misleading terms or false representation"; specifies which titles & abbreviations health care practitioners may use in their advertisements, communications, & personal identification; requires health care practitioners to disclose specified information & use only authorized titles & abbreviations in their advertisements; prohibits health care practitioners from using deceptive or misleading terms or false representations in their advertisements; provides for denial of licensure & disciplinary action.