FEDERATION OF STATE MEDICAL BOARDS

HR 2332 and S 1101, States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act, goal to streamline the process of interstate licensure for healthcare professionals by allowing state licensing authorities to access FBI criminal history record information for background checks. Additional issues include opioid misuse and diversion, telemedicine, artificial intelligence in healthcare, and access to care. Appropriations funding for Provider Bridge, an advanced emergency preparedness and response tool designed to rapidly facilitate mobilizing physicians, nurses, and other health professionals to places in need during natural disasters and public health emergencies.

Physician workforce, active supervision of state agencies