HBA-ALS H.B. 1515 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1515 By: Maxey State Affairs 3/16/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE H.B. 1515 establishes a health professions task force (task force), appointed by the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives, to investigate the policies and procedures of each health professions board. This bill requires the task force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations concerning the major issues facing health professions regulation to the legislature and statewide health coordinating council by January 1, 2000. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. TASK FORCE; MEMBERSHIP. Requires the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives to appoint 16 persons to serve on a health professions task force (task force), no later than October 1, 1999. Provides that the task force consists of specified members. SECTION 2. TASK FORCE DUTIES. (a) Provides that "health professions board" is defined as a state agency that licenses, certifies, or registers a health care practitioner. (b) Requires the task force to thoroughly investigate, for each health professions board, the board's composition, complaint and grievance procedures, disciplinary procedures, criteria for reciprocity with other jurisdictions of each regulated profession, required credentials of each regulated profession, dissemination of consumer information, and continuing education requirements. (c) Requires the task force to submit to the legislature and statewide health coordinating council by January 1, 2000, a report of its findings and recommended solutions concerning the major issues facing health professions regulation. SECTION 3.EXPIRATION. Provides that this Act expires March 1, 2000. SECTION 4Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.