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KRS 311.6205

Physician wellness program -- Participation -- Disclosure

Effective: June 29, 2023 History: Created 2023 Ky

(1) A physician who participates in a physician wellness program shall not be required to disclose such participation to any health care facility, hospital, medical staff, health insurer, government agency, or other entity that requests such information as a condition of participation, employment, credentialing, payment, licensure, compliance, or other requirement.

(2) A physician shall not be required to report information to any health care facility, hospital, medical staff, health insurer, government agency, or other entity regarding another physician who is a participant in a physician wellness program.

(3) The failure to disclose or report information relating to the participation by a physician in a physician wellness program shall not be grounds for suspension, removal, termination of employment or contract, or any other adverse action by a health care facility, hospital, medical staff, health insurer, government agency, or other entity.

(4) The obligation to disclose or report the information relating to the participation by a physician in a physician wellness program shall not be a condition of participation, employment, credentialing, licensure, compliance, or other requirement by a health care facility, hospital, medical staff, health insurer, government agency, or other entity.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.