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2003 Regular Session bill information current as of December 15, 2003 - 9:03 a.m.
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SENATE BILL 537

File Code: Health Occupations
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 548

Sponsored By:
Senators Hooper and Brochin

Entitled:
Health Occupations - Gifts from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers or Pharmaceutical Marketers - Prohibited


Synopsis:

Authorizing specified health occupation boards to reprimand, place on probation, suspend, or revoke the license of specified health care providers for accepting any gifts greater than $50 from a pharmaceutical manufacturing company or a pharmaceutical marketer; prohibiting specified health care providers from accepting any gifts, other than samples of pharmaceutical products and information, greater than $50 from a pharmaceutical manufacturing company or a pharmaceutical marketer; etc.


History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/31
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/12
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DISCIPLINE
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
GIFTS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HEARINGS
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
NURSES
PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations
( 1-101 , 1-101 , 1-101 , 8-316 , 8-316 , 8-508 , 12-313 , 12-313 , 12-508 , 14-404 , 14-404 , 14-505.1 )


Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments: None offered



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