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CA Bill Still Shelters Doctors Who Fail Drug Tests

Submitted by Carmen Balber on Tue, 06/21/2016 - 16:38

Would you want to know if your doctor was in addiction treatment and failed a drug test? Shouldn't he have to tell the hospital he works at? What about the state Medical Board responsible for disciplining physicians who place patients at risk?

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Doctors Swallow Bitter Pill

Submitted by Carmen Balber on Tue, 04/19/2016 - 14:07

The Medical Board, whose job it is to keep patients safe from dangerous doctors, should be notified when a doctor with addiction issues fails a drug test, right?

Senators Hill, Block and Jackson extracted that commitment from the California Medical Association and Senator Galgiani yesterday, at a hearing into Galgiani's bill, SB 1177, that would create a drug and alcohol abuse program for doctors at the California Medical Board.

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