Bill Text: CA AB3119 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Physicians and surgeons, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants: continuing medical education: infection-associated chronic conditions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-07-02 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading. [AB3119 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB3119-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Assembly  March 18, 2024

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 3119

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Introduced by Assembly Member Low

February 16, 2024

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An act to amend Section 311 of add Section 2191.6 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. healing arts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 3119, as amended, Low. Department of Consumer Affairs: director: powers and duties. Physicians and surgeons: continuing medical education: Long COVID.

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons. The act requires the board to adopt and administer standards for the continuing education of licensed physicians and surgeons and requires the board to require each licensed physician and surgeon to demonstrate satisfaction of the continuing education requirements at specified intervals. The act requires the board, in determining its continuing education requirements, to consider including courses on specified matters.

This bill would require the board to consider including in its continuing education requirements a course in Long COVID.

Under existing law, the Department of Consumer Affairs is comprised of various boards, bureaus, commissions, committees, and similarly constituted agencies that license and regulate the practice of various professions and vocations. Existing law authorizes the Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs to create an interdepartmental committee to assist and advise the director in the implementation of the director’s duties, as provided.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NOYES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 2191.6 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

2191.6.

 In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a course in Long COVID.

SECTION 1.Section 311 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

311.

The director may create an interdepartmental committee to assist and advise the director in the implementation of the director’s duties. The members of the committee shall consist of the heads of state departments, or their designees. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for the expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties.