,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,buc%on 7= himself & ,mr4 ,david ,scott
 ( ,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t      
pati5ts receive accurate heal? c>e      
in=mation by prohibit+ mislead+ &       
deceptive adv]tis+ or repres5tation 9 ! 
provision ( heal? c>e s]vices1 to       
require ! id5tification ( ! lic5se (    
heal? c>e pr(essionals1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,tru? 9 ,heal?c>e ,m>ket+  
,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 t-- 7#a7 _m types ( heal? c>e          
pr(essionals includ+ physicians1        
te*nicians1 nurses1 physician assi/ants1
 & o!r alli$ practition]s are engag$ 9  
provid+ s]vices 9 heal? c>e sett+s1 &   
all ( ^! individuals play an important &
 di/9ct role 9 ! heal? c>e deliv]y      
sy/em2  7#b7 ! ex*ange ( in=mation      
betwe5 pati5ts & _! heal? c>e           

pr(essionals is critical to help+       
pati5ts und]/& _! heal? c>e *oices2     
7#c7 consum]s are (t5 unaw>e ( !        
diff]5ces 91 & seek m in=mation ab\t1 ! 
qualifications1 tra9+1 & education ( _! 
heal? c>e pr(essionals2  7#d7 evid5ce   
exi/s ( pati5t confusion result+ f      
ambigu\s heal? c>e nom5clature & relat$ 
adv]tisem5ts & m>ket+ products2 &  7#e7 
nationwide surveys conduct$ 9 #bjjh &   
#bjaj reveal$ ! dep? ( confusion reg>d+ 
! education1 skills1 & tra9+ ( heal? c>e
 pr(essionals & indicat$ /rong support =
 increas+ cl>ity 9 ! adv]tis+ & m>ket+  
claims ( heal? c>e pr(essionals4  #c4   
,heal? c>e s]vice pr(essional unfair &  
deceptive acts & practices  7a7 ,conduct
 prohibit$ ,x %all be unlawful = any    
p]son to make any deceptive or mislead+ 
/atem5t1 or engage 9 any deceptive or   
mislead+ act1 t-- 7#a7 misrepres5ts :e!r
 su* p]son holds a ,/ate heal? c>e      
lic5se2 or  7#b7 misrepres5ts su*       
p]son's education1 tra9+1 degree1       
lic5se1 or cl9ical exp]tise4  7b7       

,requirem5t ,to id5tify lic5se 9        
adv]tis+ ,any p]son :o is adv]tis+ heal?
 c>e s]vices provid$ by su* p]son1 %all 
disclose 9 su* adv]tisem5t ! applicable 
lic5se "u :i* su* p]son is au?oriz$ to  
provide su* s]vices4  7c7 ,en=cem5t ,a  
violation ( subsection 7a7 or 7b7 %all  
be treat$ z an unfair or deceptive act  
or practice prescrib$ "u section #e ( ! 
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #de74 ,! ,f$]al ,trade        
,commission %all en=ce ?is ,act 9 ! same
 mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) ! same     
jurisdiction z ?\gh all applicable t]ms 
& provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade          
,commission ,act 7 incorporat$ into &   
made a "p ( ?is ,act4  7d7              
,nonpreemption ,?is section does n      
preempt any ,/ate or local law relat+ to
 ! subject matt] ( ?is section s long z 
su* law does n prev5t ! implem5tation ( 
?is section4  #d4 ,tru? 9 adv]tis+ /udy 
7a7 ,/udy ,z soon z practicable aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al    
,trade ,commission %all conduct a /udy (

 heal? c>e pr(essionals subject to !    
requirem5t ( section #c7;a7 to-- 7#a7   
id5tify specific acts & practices       
con/itut+ a violation ( su* section2    
7#b7 det]m9e ! frequ5cy ( su* acts &    
practices2  7#c7 id5tify in/ances ( h>m 
or injury result+ f su* acts &          
practices2  7#d7 det]m9e ! ext5t to :i* 
su* p]sons comply ) ,/ate laws or       
regulations t-- 7,a7 require oral or    
writt5 disclosure1 to ! pati5t or 9 an  
adv]tisem5t1 ( ! type ( lic5se su* p]son
 holds2 &  7,b7 set =? requirem5ts =    
adv]tisem5ts = heal? c>e s]vices ) reg>d
 to disclosure ( ! type ( lic5se "u :i* 
su* p]son is au?oriz$ to provide su*    
s]vices2 &  7#e7 id5tify in/ances :]e   
any ,/ate public policy has p]mitt$ acts
 & practices :i* violate section #c7;a74
  7b7 ,report ,! ,f$]al ,trade          
,commission %all report its f9d+s to    
,congress n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #e4 ,rule (   
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be    
con/ru$ or h ! effect ( *ang+ ,/ate     

scope ( practice = any heal? c>e        
pr(essional4