Bill > HB138

This bill modifies the composition and operations of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners in two key ways. First, it updates the board's membership requirements by specifying that certain appointed members must practice in specific congressional districts and by adding a new member position for a physician assistant. The bill maintains existing diversity provisions that require some appointments to be minority members. Second, the bill changes the process for hiring the director of investigations, shifting from board appointment to a system where the executive director hires this role, with the director now required to recommend disciplinary actions or responses to investigations. The director must still be a Louisiana-licensed physician with board certification and at least five years of active medical practice, and cannot simultaneously serve as the board's executive director. These changes aim to potentially improve the board's operational efficiency and representation by adding geographic specificity to appointments and modifying investigative leadership procedures.

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