Text of MO HB 2915 (2024)
Requires continuing education training on implicit bias for physicians
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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2915
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE MANN.
5797H.01I
DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 334.075, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
continuing education training on implicit bias for physicians.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 334.075, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
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thereof, to be known as section 334.075, to read as follows:
334.075.
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The board shall not renew any certificate of registration unless the
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licensee shall provide satisfactory evidence that he or she has complied with the board's
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minimum requirements for continuing education. At the discretion of the board, compliance
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with the provisions of this section may be waived for licensed physicians who have
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discontinued their practice of medicine because of retirement.
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2.
(1)
Two hours of the continuing education hours required by the board
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during each two-year reporting period shall consist of training that addresses implicit
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bias and its effects in health care settings.
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(2) The training required under subdivision (1) of this subsection shall include
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either:
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(a) Examples of how implicit bias:
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a. Affects perceptions and treatment decisions of physicians; and
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b. Leads to disparities in health outcomes; or
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(b)
Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision making may
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contribute to health care disparities by:
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a. Shaping behavior; and
EXPLANATION —
Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
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b.
Producing differences in medical treatment with respect to race, ethnicity,
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gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
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(3)
A continuing education course shall not count toward the two hours of
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implicit bias training required under subdivision (1) of this subsection unless the course
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is approved by the board or offered by an organization approved by the board.
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HB 2915
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