This bill amends provisions related to professional licensure.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- standardizes the requirements for a criminal background check for licensure in certain professions;
- clarifies the circumstances under which the Division of Professional Licensing (division) revokes a license, as that revocation applies to a criminal background check;
- renames the Physicians Education Fund to the Physicians Education and Enforcement Fund (fund);
- authorizes the director of the division to make distributions from the fund under certain circumstances;
- requires that the division deposit administrative penalties imposed for unprofessional or unlawful conduct into the fund; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Recommended by: Business and Labor Interim Committee

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 58-1-301.5, 58-55-302, 58-60-205, 58-60-305, 58-60-405, 58-60-506, 58-61-304, 58-63-302, 58-64-302, 58-67-302, 58-68-302, 58-69-302, 58-71-302, 58-73-302
Substitute #1: 58-1-301.5, 58-55-302, 58-60-205, 58-60-305, 58-60-405, 58-60-506, 58-61-304, 58-63-302, 58-64-302, 58-67-302, 58-67-503, 58-68-302, 58-68-503, 58-69-302, 58-71-302, 58-71-402, 58-73-302