Under the new law, the healing arts board would be able to more quickly discipline physicians by conducting immediate hearings and competency tests. Previously, physicians suspected of incompetence, substance abuse or mental illness had to come before the state administrative hearing commission, which could take several years, according to the report.
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The new law also allows previously confidential information about physicians to become public information, including disciplinary records in other states and ongoing discipline cases.
Read the report about Missouri’s law empowering the Board of Registration for the Healing Arts.
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