SB2628_S_Amend

AMEND by inserting the following new section after line 301 and renumbering the succeeding section accordingly:

SECTION *. Within ten (10) days after a judgment by a court of this state that a person who holds a license, certificate or other similar authority from the State Board of Medical Licensure has committed a crime, or is liable for any death or personal injury resulting in a judgment of an amount in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) caused by his negligence, error or omission in practice, or his rendering unauthorized professional services, the clerk of the court that rendered the judgment shall report that fact to the State Board of Medical Licensure.

(2) Every insurer providing professional liability insurance to a physician licensed pursuant to Section 73-25-1 et seq. shall send a complete report, including the name and license number of the physician, to the State Board of Medical Licensure as to any judgment of an amount in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) caused by that licensee's negligence, error or omission in practice, or his rendering unauthorized professional services. The report shall be sent within thirty (30) calendar days after entry of judgment.

SECTION *. The State Medical Board of Licensure shall disclose to an inquiring member of the public information received pursuant to Section 7 of this act regarding convictions of, and judgments against, a physician. The board may formulate appropriate disclaimers or explanatory statements to be included with any information released, and may, by regulation, establish categories of information that need not be disclosed to the public because that information is unreliable or not sufficiently related to the licensee's professional practice. Beginning July 1, 2003, the board shall develop and operate a website and make the information received pursuant to Section 7 of this act available on its website.

FURTHER, amend the title to conform.