BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: June 26, 2012
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION
Mary Hayashi, Chair
SB 1237 (Price) - As Amended: June 15, 2012
SENATE VOTE : 36-0
SUBJECT : Professions and vocations: regulatory boards.
SUMMARY : Extends the sunset dates for various professional
boards under the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and makes
technical and clarifying changes. Specifically, this bill :
1)Extends the sunset date for investigation provisions under the
Medical Practice Act 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 sunset date for the Physical Therapy Board (PTB)
and the term of its executive officer (EO) from January 1,
2013 to January 1, 2014;
4)Extends the sunset date for the Board of Pharmacy (BOP), the
BOP appointment authority, and the term of its EO from January
1, 2013 to January 1, 2017;
5)Extends the sunset date for the Court Reporters Board (CRB),
the term of its EO, and specified Transcript Reimbursement
Funds (TRF) from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2017.
6)Extends the sunset date for provisions relating to the
vertical enforcement and prosecution model of medical
misconduct from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2014.
7)Makes technical and clarifying changes within the Business and
Professions Code.
EXISTING LAW provides for various boards, bureaus and commission
in the DCA to establish minimum qualifications and levels of
competency and license persons desiring to engage in the
occupations they regulate, and sunsets those bodies and their
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functions on certain dates unless further legislation is enacted
to delete or extend those dates.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS :
Purpose of this bill . According to the author's office, this
bill seeks to extend the sunset dates for various boards and
makes technical and clarifying changes.
Support . According to the CRB, "This bill would extend the
sunset date of the CRB to January 1, 2017. Additionally, the
bill extends the date for the EO position to January 1, 2017.
ÝThis bill] also extends the sunset date for the TRF, which has
been in existence since 1981, helping qualified indigent
litigants of California gain increased access to the justice
system."
According to the BOP, "This bill would extend the BOP's sunset
date for four years."
According to the Healthcare Distribution Management Association,
"The BOP regulates the acquisition, storage, distribution, and
dispensing of pharmaceuticals. The thirteen-person BOP, the
five policy committees, and the BOP staff review licensure
applications, inspect wholesale distribution facilities, and
issue permits required to operate in California. As a result,
the BOP ensures wholesalers meet the necessary requirements to
perform their duties and maintain a safe and efficient supply
chain."
Related Legislation . SB 1236 (Price) of 2012, extends the
sunset dates of the California Board of Podiatric Medicine and
the Physician Assistant Committee and makes other changes, as
specified. This bill is pending in Assembly Business,
Professions and Consumer Protection Committee.
SB 1238 (Price) of 2012, extends the sunset date of the Board of
Psychology and the Board of Behavioral Sciences and extends
their authority to appoint an EO. This bill is pending in
Assembly Business, Professions and Consumer Protection
Committee.
SB 1239 (Price) of 2012, extends the sunset date for the
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Acupuncture Board and the term of the Acupuncture Board's EO by
two years, until January 1, 2017, and makes technical and
clarifying changes. This bill is pending in Assembly Business,
Professions and Consumer Protection Committee.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
California Society of Health-System Pharmacists
California State Board of Pharmacy
Court Reporters Board
Healthcare Distribution Management Association
California Retailers Association
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Joanna Gin / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)
319-3301