Bill > HB788

This bill amends a Kentucky law, specifically KRS 311.599, which deals with physicians' physical or mental conditions that could affect their ability to practice medicine competently. The primary change is to replace gender-specific language like "his" with gender-neutral phrasing such as "his or her" throughout the section. This ensures that the law applies equally regardless of a physician's gender when discussing potential impairments, examinations ordered by a hearing or inquiry panel, or the consequences of failing to submit to such an examination, which could lead to a default judgment and an order to cease practice if deemed dangerous to patients or the public. The bill also clarifies that physicians whose licenses are suspended, limited, restricted, or revoked under this section and KRS 311.595(8) will have opportunities to prove they can safely resume practicing medicine.