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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 1767 (Hill)
          As Amended  June 7, 2010
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |71-0 |(April 22,      |SENATE: |34-0 |(August 12,    |
          |           |     |2010)           |        |     |2010)          |
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           Original Committee Reference:    B.,P. & C.P.

          SUMMARY  :  Requires the Office of the Attorney General (AG) to  
          represent to any licensed physician and surgeon who provided  
          expertise to the Medical Board of California (MBC) in the  
          evaluation of the conduct of an applicant or a licensee when, as  
          a result of providing that expertise, the physician and surgeon  
          is the subject of a disciplinary proceeding undertaken by a  
          specialty board of which the physician and surgeon is a member;  
          extends the term of appointments of two members of the Health  
          Professions Education Foundation (HPEF) appointed by the MBC to  
          January 1, 2016.

           The Senate amendments  :

          1)Require the AG to represent the physician and surgeon in a  
            board disciplinary action, with MBC approval.

          2)Extend the term of appointments of two members of the Health  
            Professions Education Foundation appointed by the MBC to  
            January 1, 2016.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill required the MBC to provide  
          legal representation to a physician and surgeon who faces  
          disciplinary action by a specialty board as a result of his or  
          her participation in an MBC evaluation.  
           
          FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Senate Appropriations Committee  
          analysis, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.

           COMMENTS  :  HPEF provides scholarships and loan repayments to  
          aspiring and practicing health professionals who agree to  
          practice in a medically underserved area.  Scholarships are  
          offered to health professional students attending one of  
          California's accredited colleges or universities.  Loan  








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          repayment programs are offered to graduates pursuing a health  
          professional career to assist in the repayment of educational  
          debt.  Scholarships and loan repayments are offered to students  
          and graduates from the following professions: allied health,  
          nursing, mental health, medical and dental.  Service obligations  
          are typically one to four years and vary depending on the  
          program.
           

          Analysis Prepared by  :    Sarah Huchel / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)  
          319-3301 


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