Bill > S1209

This bill aims to protect patients from potential conflicts of interest and undue pressure when health care practitioners sell medical devices or products in their offices. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring practitioners to disclose any financial interest or relationship with the manufacturer/marketer of the device/product, advise patients on alternative sources and prices, and ensure the device/product provides reasonable therapeutic/medical benefit. 2. Mandating practitioners to provide information on the device/product's benefits, risks, and supporting evidence, and prominently communicate the patient's right to purchase elsewhere. 3. Allowing exemptions if forcing the patient to travel would harm their health and safety. 4. Authorizing the relevant licensing board to enforce the law, including through fines, restitution, and potential suspension/revocation of the practitioner's license for willful and negligent violations. The goal is to promote transparency and prevent conflicts of interest in the in-office sale of medical devices and products.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1209