Relating to the licensing of, and granting of clinical privileges to, certain health care professionals

This bill relates to applications for clinical privileges to practice at a hospital and for licenses for health-related professions. The bill requires the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to adopt rules prohibiting a hospital or rural emergency hospital from including on an application for clinical privileges a question regarding whether the applicant has a past history or diagnosis of mental illness, substance use disorders, or other physical or behavioral health conditions. The rules shall allow a hospital or rural emergency hospital to include a question regarding whether the applicant currently has any condition that is not being appropriately treated which impairs or adversely affects the applicant’s ability to practice with reasonable skill and safety in a competent, ethical, and professional manner. The bill similarly prohibits licensing boards for health-related professions from asking about an applicant’s past history or diagnosis of mental illness, substance use disorders, or other physical or behavioral health conditions. The bill allows licensing boards for health-related professions to ask whether the applicant currently has any condition that is not being appropriately treated which impairs or adversely affects the applicant’s ability to practice.