House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Health & Human Services
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April 8, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB25-152 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 5, line 8, after "alternative" insert
Page 1, Line 2"facility".
Page 1, Line 3Page 6, after line 5 insert:
Page 1, Line 4"(f) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (8.5)
Page 1, Line 5to the contrary, a practitioner may use supplemental
Page 1, Line 6descriptors or titles, so long as:
Page 1, Line 7(I) The practitioner clearly identifies in the same
Page 1, Line 8advertisement or encounter the specific state-issued license,
Page 1, Line 9certificate, or registration held, or, for a verbal first
Page 1, Line 10encounter with a patient, the specific license, certificate, or
Page 1, Line 11registration held, or uses an abbreviation authorized in statute;
Page 1, Line 12and
Page 1, Line 13(II) Any supplemental descriptor or title used accurately
Page 1, Line 14reflects the practitioner's scope of practice, field of
Page 1, Line 15specialization, or nationally recognized terminology
Page 1, Line 16associated with the practitioner's professional role.".
Page 1, Line 17Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 1, Line 18Page 6, after line 12 insert:
Page 1, Line 19"(i) Notwithstanding subsection (9)(a) of this section, the
Page 1, Line 20director shall not impose a fine that exceeds five hundred
Page 1, Line 21dollars for a violation of this subsection (8.5). The director is
Page 1, Line 22encouraged to consider other corrective action before imposing
Page 1, Line 23a fine in the maximum amount.".
Page 2, Line 1Page 6, line 13, strike "date." and substitute "date - applicability. (1)".
Page 2, Line 2Page 6, after line 21 insert:
Page 2, Line 3"(2) This act applies to actions taken on or after the applicable
Page 2, Line 4effective date of this act.".