Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 5. Source pages: 6.
A measure to increase the fee paid by licensees to the state medical board, from $25 to $50 per year, to help impaired professionals, failed to receive the needed two-thirds vote on the House Floor. A motion to reconsider is pending.
Present law authorizes the LSBME to collect certain fees at the time of application for licensure, permit, certificate, or registration including an annual assessment of $25 to be used in the identification, monitoring, assistance, and procurement of treatment of those licensees suffering from substance abuse, chemical dependency, psychiatric conditions, or physical deficiencies which may interfere with their ability to practice their profession with reasonable skill and safety. HB 165 would have raised the fee to $50. The measure was reported favorably out of the House Health & Welfare committee on April 21 with a 13 to 4 vote.
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