HB0549In Committee

Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 25 and Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1.

Under present law, the Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act provides that it is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of up to $1,000, for a person who requests the disclosure of personal information from records of the department of safety, department of revenue, or county clerk to misrepresent that person's identity or make a false statement to the department on any application required to be submitted pursuant to the Act. This bill increases the maximum amount of the fine from $1,000 to $5,000. <br /> <br /> Present law prohibits health care prescribers, their employees, agents, and independent contractors from conducting in-person solicitation, telemarketing, or telephonic solicitation of victims of an accident or disaster, for the purpose of marketing services of the healing arts related to the accident or disaster, unless the health care prescriber has a family or prior professional relationship with the victim; or the solicitation is carried out more than 30 days after the date of the accident or disaster. This bill authorizes the division of health related boards to take disciplinary action, up to and including suspension or revocation of a license, certificate, permit, or authorization, of any healthcare prescribed, employee, agent, or independent contractor for a violation of this prohibition.<br /> <br />

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Overview

Under present law, the Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act provides that it is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of up to $1,000, for a person who requests the disclosure of personal information from records of the department of safety, department of revenue, or county clerk to misrepresent that person's identity or make a false statement to the department on any application required to be submitted pursuant to the Act. This bill increases the maximum amount of the fine from $1,000 to $5,000. <br /> <br /> Present law prohibits health care prescribers, their employees, agents, and independent contractors from conducting in-person solicitation, telemarketing, or telephonic solicitation of victims of an accident or disaster, for the purpose of marketing services of the healing arts related to the accident or disaster, unless the health care prescriber has a family or prior professional relationship with the victim; or the solicitation is carried out more than 30 days after the date of the accident or disaster. This bill authorizes the division of health related boards to take disciplinary action, up to and including suspension or revocation of a license, certificate, permit, or authorization, of any healthcare prescribed, employee, agent, or independent contractor for a violation of this prohibition.<br /> <br />

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Sponsor

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Details
Session

111th General Assembly

Introduced

February 4, 2019

Last Action

February 11, 2019

Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Subjects
Criminal OffensesSafety, Dept. ofRevenue, Dept. ofHealth Care

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