2015 House Bill 5090

Prohibit mandating that licensed doctors also be “board certified”

Introduced in the House

Dec. 1, 2015

Introduced by Rep. Edward Canfield (R-84)

To prohibit insurance companies from requiring a physician to hold one of the various professional association “board certifications” as a condition for paying or reimbursing a patient treatment claim, unless this is specifically required for licensure. Also, to prohibit hospitals from requiring this as a condition of granting “admitting privileges”.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy