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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 519
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CHAPTER 519
(Senate Bill 328)
AN ACT concerning
Task Force on Discrimination in Health Care Credentialing Decisions
Health Care Credentialing Study
FOR the purpose of establishing a Task Force on Discrimination in Health Care
Credentialing Decisions; establishing the membership of the Task Force;
establishing duties of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to submit to the
Governor, the General Assembly, and the Legislative Policy Committee a final
report on its findings and recommendations requiring a study on credentialing
of health care professionals by a certain institution; requiring a report to the
Governor and General Assembly before a certain date, including findings and
recommendations; providing for funding of the, study;, providing for the
termination of this Act; and generally relating to physicians, nurse: anesthetists,
nurse midwives, and social workers and credentialing decisions regarding
physicians, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and social workers.
BY adding to
Article—Health Occupations
Section 14-509
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
Preamble
WHEREAS, Over the last few years, there has been an increase in the number
of women, people of color, and other minorities who are practicing physicians; and
WHEREAS, There is evidence that the decisions of credentialing organizations
have adversely' affected women, people of color, and other minorities; and
WHEREAS, Credentialing organizations have a profound impact upon the
ability of all physicians, including physicians who are women; people of color, and
minorities, to practice medicine; and
WHEREAS, Credentialing organizations have a profound impact on the ability
of nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and social workers to practice their professions;
and
WHEREAS, There has been an increase in the number of bills introduced in the
General Assembly annually relating to credentialing by hospitals of health care
professionals; and
WHEREAS, The General Assembly would be assisted by a study in developing
legislation to address credentialing issues; and
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