FEDERATION OF STATE MEDICAL BOARDS for FEDERATION OF STATE MEDICAL BOARDS

Health Issues HCR

HR 2332 and S 1101, States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act, goal to streamline the process of interstate licensure for healthcare professionals by allowing state licensing authorities to access FBI criminal history record information for background checks. Additional issues include opioid misuse and diversion, telemedicine, artificial intelligence in healthcare, and access to care. Appropriations funding for Provider Bridge, an advanced emergency preparedness and response tool designed to rapidly facilitate mobilizing physicians, nurses, and other health professionals to places in need during natural disasters and public health emergencies.

Contacted: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 2332 (119th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Physician workforce, active supervision of state agencies

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES