HB4534 H GO AM 2-19

Hubbard  3192

The Committee on Government Organization moves to amend the bill on page one, by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL STATE BOARDS OF EXAMINATION OR REGISTRATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER.

§30-1-22. Victims’ advocate.

The executive secretary, director or board administrator of each of the following health professional licensing boards established pursuant to §30-3-1 et seq., §30-4-1 et seq., §30-5-1 et seq., §30-6-1 et seq. §30-7-1 et seq., §30-7A-1 et seq., §30-8-1 et seq., §30-10-1 et seq., §30-14-1 et seq., §30-16-1 et seq., §30-17-1 et seq., §30-20-1 et seq. §30-25-1 et seq., and §30-26-1 et seq. of this code shall designate one member of his or her staff to act in the capacity of an advocate for victims. The duties of the victims’ advocate include maintaining liaison with complainants in cases pending before each of the health professional licensing boards to provide those complainants with periodic status updates on the status of cases initiated by the complainant.”