1071-S2.E AMS HEA S5440.1

E2SHB 1071  - S COMM AMD
     By Committee on Health & Long-Term Care

     Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The joint legislative audit and review committee shall:
     (1) Review and analyze national research to identify programs and practices that have been proven effective at regulating the competency and quality of professional health care providers under the jurisdiction of the medical quality assurance commission and the dental quality assurance commission;
     (2) Report on the research findings about costs, benefits, and outcomes of the programs and practices identified in subsection (1) of this section that: (a) Have been successfully implemented by other states; (b) have resulted in superior outcomes related to the quality of professional health care providers; (c) promote the quality of health care; and (d) promote the efficient and effective oversight of professional health care providers;
     (3) Review and analyze the current structure and processes for regulating the competency and quality of professional health care providers under the jurisdiction of the medical quality assurance commission and the dental quality assurance commission, including but not limited to a review of the complaint processing and sanction determination phase; and
     (4) Recommend to the department of health administrative and budgetary practices which support the purpose of the medical quality assurance commission and the dental quality assurance commission as established in statute, consistent with the findings in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
     The committee shall submit a report to the appropriate legislative committees by January 1, 2008."

E2SHB 1071  - S COMM AMD
     By Committee on Health & Long-Term Care

     On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "professions;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and creating a new section."

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