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Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
Board of Registration in Medicine
The Board of Registration in Medicine is a public protection agency which licenses physicians, investigates public complaints, and when necessary, disciplines physicians. Additionally, the Board is responsible for monitoring the quality assurance and risk-management programs of over 1,000 health care facilities across the Commonwealth and providing consumers with public information regarding physicians through the Physician Profile System.
Budget Recommendations
The amount recommended for Fiscal Year 2000 will enable the Board to provide the same level of services as in Fiscal Year 1999. Funding for the operation of the Physician Profile System (7006-0135) will be transferred to the Board’s administrative line item (7006-0130). This consolidation will provide the Board with a more flexible funding structure and enable it to improve the management of its resources. In addition, $250,000 is included in the budget recommendation to fund increased monitoring of quality assurance in health care facilities that will enhance patient safety and reduce medical and physician errors.
Budgetary Direct Appropriations
| BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN MEDICINE |
| 7006-0130 |
For the operation of the board of registration in medicine and the committee on acupuncture, including the expenses of the physician profile system
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2,239,190 |
Trust and Other Spending
| 9230-9000 |
AGENCY TRUST FUND |
1,694,097 |
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