BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 1236 Page 1 SENATE THIRD READING SB 1236 (Price) As Amended August 20, 2012 Majority vote SENATE VOTE :37-0 BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS 9-0 APPROPRIATIONS 17-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Ayes:|Hayashi, Bill Berryhill, |Ayes:|Gatto, Harkey, | | |Allen, Butler, Eng, | |Blumenfield, Bradford, | | |Hagman, Hill, Ma, Smyth | |Charles Calderon, Campos, | | | | |Davis, Donnelly, Fuentes, | | | | |Hall, Hill, Cedillo, | | | | |Mitchell, Nielsen, Norby, | | | | |Solorio, Wagner | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY : Extends the sunset dates of numerous boards, committees and programs under the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and makes related conforming and technical changes. Specifically, this bill : 1)Extends the sunset date for references to investigations pursuant to the Medical Board of California's (MBC) vertical enforcement and prosecution model from January 1, 2013, to January 1, 2014. 2)Extends the sunset date for the Naturopathic Medicine Committee under the Osteopathic Medical Board of California from January 1, 2013, to January 1, 2014. 3)Extends the California Board of Podiatric Medicine's (BPM) sunset date to January 1, 2017. 4)Repeals an obsolete provision prohibiting a doctor of podiatric medicine (DPM) from performing an admitting history and physical exam at an acute care hospital. 5)Eliminates the four year limit on the renewal of a resident's license for DPMs in postgraduate training programs. SB 1236 Page 2 6)Removes a requirement that applicants for a DPM license obtain a specific score on the licensing examination. 7)Clarifies that the vote of only one member of the BPM is necessary to defer a decision for consideration by the entire board. 8)Authorizes the BPM to increase costs assessed when a proposed decision is not adopted by the BPM and the BPM finds grounds for increasing the assessed costs, as specified. 9)Extends the sunset date for the Physical Therapy Board and the term of its executive officer (EO) from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2014. 10)Extends the sunset date of the Board of Psychology and its authority to employ an EO until January 1, 2017. 11)Extends sunset dates for the Physician Assistant Committee (PAC) and its authority to appoint an EO to January 1, 2017. 12)Changes the name of the PAC to the Physician Assistant Board (PAB) and makes conforming changes. 13)Changes the composition of the PAB to add a physician assistant (PA) and to make the physician member an ex officio, non-voting member who shall not be counted for purposes of a quorum. 14)Allows the PAB to establish, by regulation, a system for placement of a licensee on retired status, as specified. 15)Provides that the expiration, cancelation, forfeiture, or suspension of a PA license by operation of law or by order or decision of the PAB or a court of law, the placement of a license on a retired status, or the voluntary surrender of a license by a licensee shall not deprive the PAB of jurisdiction to commence or proceed with any investigation of, or action or disciplinary proceeding against, the licensee or to render a decision suspending or revoking the license. 16)Applies to PAs the current-law requirements within the 800 series of the Business and Professions Codes (800 series) that apply to specified health care licensing boards and licensees SB 1236 Page 3 of those boards. 17)Extends the sunset date for the Board of Pharmacy, its appointment authority, and the term of its EO from January 1, 2013, to January 1, 2017. 18)Extends the sunset date of the Board of Behavioral Sciences and its authority to appoint an EO until January 1, 2017. 19)Extends the sunset date for the Court Reporters Board, the term of its EO, and specified Transcript Reimbursement Funds from January 1, 2013, to January 1, 2017. 20)Extends the sunset date for the registration, investigation, and enforcement of service contractors and service dealers under the Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealer Registration Law from January 1, 2013, to January 1, 2015. 21)Makes conforming, technical and clarifying changes within the Business and Professions Code. FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee: 1)Annual fee-supported special fund costs associated with continued operation of the following regulatory entities, as follows: a) BPM, of $1 million, until January 1, 2017. b) Physician Assistant Committee, of $1.2 million, until January 1, 2017. c) Board of Psychology, of $4.5 million, until January 1, 2017. d) Board of Behavioral Sciences, of $8.2 million, until January 1, 2017. e) Naturopathic Medicine Committee, of $174,000 for one year. f) Physical Therapy Board, of $3.3 million, for one year. SB 1236 Page 4 g) California State Board of Pharmacy, of $15.3 million, until January 1, 2017. h) Court Reporters Board of California, of $1.1 million, until January 1, 2017. 1)Minor potential increased revenue that would offset the BPM's costs of investigation and prosecution of disciplinary cases. 2)Potential minor regulatory and IT costs to the Physician Assistant Board if it promulgates regulations to establish a retired licensure status. Any increased costs would be covered by fee revenues. COMMENTS : This bill contains sunset extensions for a number of boards, committees and programs within DCA, and makes technical and updating changes to the Business and Professions Code. Analysis Prepared by : Angela Mapp / B.,P. & C.P. / (916) 319-3301 FN: 0005020