1. Public Act 11-209 An Act Concerning the Department of Public Health’s Oversight Responsibilities Relating to Scope of Practice Determinations for Health Care Professionals. Connecticut Academy of Family Physicians Ross Winakor, MD, MPH, FAAFP - President

2. Why the Act went into effect: Number of Scope of Practice Proposals Time spent by Legislators on Scope Issues Short CT Legislative Sessions compared to other States

3. Process: Request submitted by 8/15 of prior Legislative Session. General Assembly’s Public Health Committee notified within a month of initial request Rebuttals by impacted organizations accepted Within two weeks requestor MUST respond to DPH and anyone who submitted an impact statement. DPH Decision

4. Impact in Connecticut Allows Family Physicians to be part of the process Creates efficiency for Legislators on Scope issues by allowing health care professionals to research and make recommendations