Year: 2008
Resolution Number: 96
Action Taken: Approved
Status:
Author(s): Theresa M. Cooney, MD
Sponsor: Theresa M. Cooney, MD
On behalf of: Michigan College of EyePhysicians and Surgeons
Committee: B (Legislation)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS seek legislation limiting the designation “physician,” “medical practitioner,” and “surgeon” to only those fields that currently are designated under Public Health Code Sections 170 and 174 and specifically require all other providers to identify themselves as non-physicians or allied health professionals; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS seek patient safety legislation that requires all non-physician allied health professionals to fully disclose the differences in their education and training compared to physicians at the time patient care services are rendered.
RESOLVED: That MSMS seek legislation limiting the designation “physician,” “medical practitioner,” and “surgeon” to only those fields that currently are designated under Public Health Code Sections 170 and 174 and specifically require all other providers to identify themselves as non-physicians or allied health professionals; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS seek patient safety legislation that requires all non-physician allied health professionals to fully disclose the differences in their education and training compared to physicians at the time patient care services are rendered.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Truth and Disclosure by Allied Health Professional Patient Care