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This bill amends the Medicine and Surgery Practice Act to protect healthcare professionals' First Amendment rights by preventing disciplinary action against medical practitioners who express differing medical opinions in public or professional forums. Specifically, the bill adds a new provision that explicitly states the Legislature's intent to safeguard the right of medical professionals to publicly share and discuss diverse medical perspectives without fear of professional repercussions. The existing law already outlined grounds for disciplinary action related to administrative requirements like signing birth and death certificates, and this amendment supplements those provisions by creating a clear protection for professional speech. The bill aims to ensure that licensed physicians and physician assistants cannot have their professional licenses denied, suspended, limited, or revoked solely because they have shared medical opinions in public or professional settings, thereby promoting open dialogue and the free exchange of medical ideas.

Health and Social Services

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