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2025 Legislative Update - Week 6

April 11, 2025

Paul D. Seltzer, DO, Legislative Chair

Stephen R. Winn, ED

Michelle W. Larson, Assoc. ED

Jason D. Winn, Esq.

Summary

Week 6 of session wrapped up, with committees nearing the end of legislation reviews. Many bills will stall, while others move through strategic amendments. With both chambers’ budgets passed, conferees begin work to reconcile a $4.4 billion difference.

SB 172, concerning health care practitioner specialty titles and designations, was unanimously passed out of the Senate and is now in House messages. The bill specifies that only board-certified physicians may use a

Gary Hill, DO, Assoc. Dean for Clinical Education & DEI Officer at OCOM; Steve Winn, Ledio Gjunkshi, OCOM Class Vice President

defined list of medical specialist titles and designations, such as “cardiologist,” “dermatologist,” or “orthopedic surgeon.” It authorizes the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to add other titles by rule. A similar measure, HB 1341 passed the House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee, with one remaining referenced committee, the House Health & Human Services Committee.

HB 883, passed by the House (87-22), allows psychiatric nurses in autonomous practice to provide mental health services without physician protocols. Its Senate companion has yet to be heard.

HB 647, allowing APRNs in hospice to file death certificates, cleared its final committee and is up for second reading. Its Senate companion, SB 998, awaits a final hearing.

HB 547, addressing medical debt practices, passed all committees. SB 656 is on the Senate Special Order Calendar for April 15.

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