H1890B2623A03549 MAB:EJH 10/28/19 #90 A03549
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1890
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE FRANKEL
Printer's No. 2623
Amend Bill, page 1, line 1, by inserting after "remains"
and for governmental prohibition of information
Amend Bill, page 1, by inserting between lines 12 and 13
"Evidence-based." The use of current best evidence in making
decisions about the care of an individual patient and
integrating individual clinical expertise with the best
available external clinical evidence from systematic research.
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 3 and 4
"Medically accurate." In relation to information,
information that is:
(1) verified or supported by the weight of peer-reviewed
medical research conducted in compliance with accepted
scientific methods;
(2) recognized as correct and objective by leading
medical organizations with relevant expertise; or
(3) recommended by or affirmed in the medical practice
guidelines of a nationally recognized accrediting
organization.
"Medically appropriate." Information that is consistent with
applicable legal, health and professional standards, the
patient's clinical and other circumstances and the patient's
reasonably known wishes and beliefs.
Amend Bill, page 3, by inserting between lines 16 and 17
Section 4. Governmental prohibition of information.
Neither the Commonwealth nor any political subdivision may:
(1) Require a licensed health care practitioner to
provide a patient with:
(i) information that is not medically accurate and
medically appropriate for the patient; or
(ii) a medical service in a manner that is not
evidence-based and appropriate for the patient.
(2) Prohibit a licensed health care practitioner from
providing a patient with:
(i) information that is medically accurate and
medically appropriate for the patient; or
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(ii) a medical service in a manner that is evidence-
based and appropriate for the patient.
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inserting
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Amend Bill, page 3, line 18, by inserting after "of"
section 3 of
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