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(The reports below are in the Members-only section; you'll need to be logged in.)The NC General Assembly adjourned its 2007 session on August 2. See our final legislative update for 2007 in the Members Only Legislative Index (9/25/07) (login required).
NCCEP Against Proposed NC Bill to Eliminate Balance Billing by Hospital-Based Physicians
To all NCCEP members:
We are aware and are working to defeat the proposed bill introduced in the NC legislature on Thursday, March 1, 2007 to eliminate balance billing by hospital-based physicians (not just emergency physicians). Here is a link to the actual text of the bill: http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H447v0.html.
NCCEP feels that this bill threatens the viability of the emergency medical system by hurting the viability of the professional services rendered in the ED by emergency physicians and on-call physicians....
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Medical Malpractice Reform
A Special Legislative Report from the NC General Assembly -- (9/18/03)
A summary report on Medical Malpractice reform in Florida from FCEP
The Medical Provider Insurance/Civil Justice Reform Act - SB802
See Members Only for the text, an executive summary, and a detailed analysis of (SB802).
Prudent Layperson Definition of Emergency Legislation