HCR 114 — HEALTH: Directs the Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners to study the feasibility and practicality of creating a physician review panel

HLSENROLLED 26RS-5391 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.

114 BY REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT HEALTH:A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To authorize and direct the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to study the feasibility and advisability of establishing a physician review panel process for certain complaints against physicians prior to escalation to formal disciplinary proceedings, with respect to the scope of the study, for consultation with interested parties, for a report of findings and recommendations, and to provide for related matters.

DirectsWHEREAS,HouseBillNo.1227ofthe2026RegularSessionproposedthecreation theofaphysicianpeerreviewpanel Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners to study the feasibility and practicality of creating a physician review panel A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To authorize and direct the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to study the feasibility and advisability of establishing a physician review panel process for certain complaints againstinvolving physiciansclinical priordecision tomaking, escalationdiagnosis, totreatment, formalprescribing, disciplinarysupervision proceedings, with respect to the scope of theclinical study,care, fordocumentation consultation with interested parties, for a report of findingscare, and recommendations,standard andof tocare; provide for related matters.

WHEREAS,HouseBillNo.1227ofthe2026RegularSessionproposedthecreation ofa physician peerreviewpanel process for complaints involvingclinicaldecisionmaking, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing, supervision of clinical care, documentation of care, and standard of care;

and WHEREAS, creating a physician review panel process should be carefully studied withrespecttophysicianqualifications,boardcertificationrequirements,specialtymatching, selection procedures, timing, confidentiality protections, compensation, costs, and the interactionofsuchaprocesswithinteractionofsuchaprocesswithexistinginvestigativedeadlinesanddisciplinaryauthority existinginvestigativedeadlinesanddisciplinaryauthority of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (LSBME);

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114 ENROLLED THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby directtheLouisianaStateBoardofMedicalExaminerstoconduct,orcausetobeconducted, a two-year study of the feasibility and advisability of establishing a physician review panel process for certain complaints against physicians prior to escalation to formal disciplinary proceedings.

(1) Whether complaints involving clinical decision making, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing, supervision of clinical care, documentation of care,orcare, or standard of care should be eligible for physician review panel consideration, and whether complaints primarily involving billing disputes, fee disputes, other financial complaints, or allegations of sexual misconduct should be excluded.

(4) AppropriateAppropriatequalifications qualifications for panel members, includingactiveincluding active clinical practice requirements, board certification in a specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties when reasonably available, use of physicians in the same specialty or a substantially similar field of practice, and use of non-board-certified physicians when board certificationiscertification unavailableandis unavailable and the physician has substantial experiencein the areaof practice under review.

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114 ENROLLED (7) Appropriateconfidentialityprotectionsforrecords,notes,data,studies,analyses, exhibits, written recommendations, findings, determinations, and proceedings of the physician review panel, including whether protections similar to those found in R.S.

(9) The effect such a process would have on administrative efficiency, physician participation, due process, protection of the public,public,and andthethe timelyresolution of complaints.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HCR 114 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Dewitt Directs the Louisiana State Board of MedicalExaminers to conducta two-yearstudyon the feasibility and advisability of establishing a physician review panel process for certain complaints involving clinical decision making and standards of care prior to escalation to formal disciplinary proceedings.

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