House Bill 526 would allow medical laboratories to advertise about their tests and procedures.

Attorney General Brian Frosh does not think that the bill offers “meaningful protection to consumers.”

For instance, it does not require that a physician ordering a lab test “be in a bona fide physician-patient relationship with the consumer.”

How do you resolve these differences?

I am the chair of the subcommittee that will consider HB 526.

I will ask the bill’s supporters to meet with lawyers from the AG’s Office.

My subcommittee is not likely to act on this legislation until they’ve reached a satisfactory compromise.