Legislative Updates on Key Issues to keep you Informed from the State Affairs Team

STATE AFFAIRS WORKGROUP

Arnold Baskies, MD, FACS (NJ); Ali Kasraeian, MD, FACS (FL); Kevin Koo, MD, FACS (MN); David Santos, MD, FACS (TX); and Kelly Swords, MD, FACS (CA). The Workgroup plays a critical role in identifying state advocacy priorities, setting new policy objectives, and evaluating state advocacy grant applications among other duties.

ACS STATE AFFAIRS PRIORITY ISSUES

• Trauma System Funding and Development
• Cancer Screening, Testing, and Treatment
• Insurance and Administrative Burden
• Professional Liability
• Criminalization of Physician Care
• Access to Surgical Care
• Health Equity

NEW YORK

A 9012 – Corporate Practice of Medicine

Introduced by Assemblymember Anna Kelles (D), A 9012 prohibits non-physician entities from controlling professional medical corporations; licensed physicians must hold majority ownership and governance; protects medical professionals from retaliation for reporting legal or regulatory violations. The bill was introduced in the Assembly and referred to the Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions Committee.

For more information regarding ACS State Affairs Policy Priorities in your state, please contact Catherine Hendricks, State Affairs Manager, at chendricks@facs.org  or Cory Bloom, State Affairs Associate, at cbloom@facs.org .

To view a complete list of bills ACS State Affairs is tracking, visit our online State Legislative Tracker: https://www.quorum.us/spreadsheet/external/QGjJBFIfORzJNAtlNvfp/