Bill Text: CA AB536 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Physicians and surgeons.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-09-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 379, Statutes of 2011. [AB536 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB536-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 536	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ma

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2011

   An act to amend Section 101.6 of the Business and Professions
Code, relating to the Department of Consumer Affairs.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 536, as introduced, Ma. Department of Consumer Affairs.
   Existing law creates the Department of Consumer Affairs and
establishes the department's composition, and specifies that the
purpose of the boards, bureaus, and commissions within the department
is protection of the public.
   This bill would make a nonsubstantive, technical change to the
provision specifying that purpose.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 101.6 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   101.6.  The boards, bureaus, and commissions in the department are
established for the purpose of ensuring that those private
businesses and professions deemed to engage in activities 
which   that  have potential impact upon the public
health, safety, and welfare are adequately regulated in order to
protect the people of California.
   To this end, they establish minimum qualifications and levels of
competency and license persons desiring to engage in the occupations
they regulate upon determining that such persons possess the
requisite skills and qualifications necessary to provide safe and
effective services to the public, or register or otherwise certify
persons in order to identify practitioners and ensure performance
according to set and accepted professional standards. They provide a
means for redress of grievances by investigating allegations of
unprofessional conduct, incompetence, fraudulent action, or unlawful
activity brought to their attention by members of the public and
institute disciplinary action against persons licensed or registered
under the provisions of this code when such action is warranted. In
addition, they conduct periodic checks of licensees, registrants, or
otherwise certified persons in order to ensure compliance with the
relevant sections of this code.