HBA-ALS H.B. 925 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 925
By: Janek
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
3/30/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the name of a person who files a complaint with a licensing
agency against a holder of a professional license may be withheld from the
license holder.  H.B. 925 requires a licencing agency to notify a license
holder of the name of a person who files a complaint against that license
holder, unless it would jeopardize an investigation.  This bill exempts
from the disclosure requirement a person filing the complaint as a member
of a professional review body engaged in peer review.  

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.  DEFINITIONS.  Defines "license" and  "licensing agency."

SECTION 2.  DISCLOSURE OF COMPLAINANT.  Requires a licensing agency to
notify a license holder of the name of a person filing a complaint against
that license holder unless notification would jeopardize the investigation. 

SECTION 3.  EXCEPTION.  Provides that a person who files a complaint as a
member of a professional review body engaged in peer review is exempt from
the disclosure required in Section 2. 

SECTION 4.Effective date: September 1, 1999.
  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 5.Emergency clause.