Amended in Assembly April 24, 2014

Amended in Assembly March 28, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2102


Introduced by Assembly Member Ting

February 20, 2014


An act to amend Section 2717 of, and to add Sections 2852.5, 3518.1, 3770.1, and 4506 to, the Business and Professional Code, relating to healing arts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2102, as amended, Ting. Licensees: data collection.

Existing law requires the Board of Registered Nursing, the Physician Assistant Board, the Respiratory Care Board of California, and Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California to regulate and oversee the practice the healing arts within their respective jurisdictions.

This bill would require these boards tobegin delete annuallyend delete collect and report specific demographic data relating to its licenseesbegin insert, subject to a licensee’s discretion to report his or her race or ethnicity,end insert to Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.begin insert The bill would require the Board of Registered Nursing to collect this data at least biennially, and would require those other boards to collect this data at the time of issuing an initial license or a renewal license.end insert

This bill would also delete obsolete provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

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

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SECTION 1.  

The Legislature finds and declares the following:

2(a) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
3prepares an annual report to the Legislature on the gaps in the
4health care workforce in California.

5(b) The Employment Development Department’s Labor Market
6Information Division and state licensing boards share data with
7the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.

8(c) All regulatory boards collect information about their
9licensees through the licensing process.

10(d) California’s regulated health professions collect information
11that is often limited and not always regularly updated.

12(e) The information collected is inconsistent among the various
13regulatory agencies using different definitions and categories.

14(f) The collection of demographic data on certain allied health
15professions will allow for the consistent determination of
16geographic areas in the state where there are shortages of health
17care workers with cultural and linguistic competency.

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SEC. 2.  

Section 2717 of the Business and Professions Code is
19amended to read:

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2717.  

(a) The board shall collect and analyze workforce data
21from its licensees for future workforce planning. The board may
22collect the data at the time of license renewal or from a
23scientifically selected random sample of its licensees. The board
24shall produce reports on the workforce data it collects, at a
25minimum, on a biennial basis. The board shall maintain the
26confidentiality of the information it receives from licensees under
27this section and shall only release information in an aggregate form
28that cannot be used to identify an individual. The workforce data
29collected by the board shall include, at a minimum, employment
30information such as hours of work, number of positions held, time
31spent in direct patient care, clinical practice area, type of employer,
32and work location. The data shall also include future work
33intentions, reasons for leaving or reentering nursing, job satisfaction
34ratings, and demographic data.

35(b) Aggregate information collected pursuant to this section
36shall be placed on the board’s Internet Web site.

P3    1(c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the board shallbegin delete annuallyend delete
2 collectbegin insert, at least biennially,end insert all of the following data on nurses
3licensed under this chapter:

4(A) Location of practice.

5(B) Race or ethnicitybegin insert, subject to paragraph (3)end insert.

6(C) Gender.

7(D) Languages spoken.

8(E) Educational background.

9(2) The board shall annually provide the data collected pursuant
10to paragraph (1) to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and
11Development in a manner directed by the office that allows for
12inclusion of the data into the annual report required by Section
13128052 of the Health and Safety Code.

begin insert

14(3) A licensee may, but is not required to, report his or her race
15or ethnicity to the board.

end insert
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SEC. 3.  

Section 2852.5 is added to the Business and Professions
17Code
, to read:

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2852.5.  

(a) The board shallbegin delete annuallyend delete collectbegin insert, at the time of
19issuing an initial license or a renewal license,end insert
all of the following
20data on vocational nurses licensed under this chapter:

21(1) Location of practice.

22(2) Race or ethnicitybegin insert, subject to subdivision (c)end insert.

23(3) Gender.

24(4) Languages spoken.

25(5) Educational background.

26(b) The board shall annually provide the data collected pursuant
27to subdivision (a) to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and
28Development in a manner directed by the office that allows for
29inclusion of the data into the annual report required by Section
30128052 of the Health and Safety Code.

begin insert

31(c) A licensee may, but is not required to, report his or her race
32or ethnicity to the board.

end insert
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SEC. 4.  

Section 3518.1 is added to the Business and Professions
34Code
, to read:

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3518.1.  

(a) The board shallbegin delete annuallyend delete collectbegin insert, at the time of
36issuing an initial license or a renewal license,end insert
all of the following
37data on physician assistants licensed under this chapter:

38(1) Location of practice.

39(2) Race or ethnicitybegin insert, subject to subdivision (c)end insert.

40(3) Gender.

P4    1(4) Languages spoken.

2(5) Educational background.

3(b) The board shall annually provide the data collected pursuant
4to subdivision (a) to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and
5Development in a manner directed by the office that allows for
6inclusion of the data into the annual report required by Section
7 128052 of the Health and Safety Code.

begin insert

8(c) A licensee may, but is not required to, report his or her race
9or ethnicity to the board.

end insert
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SEC. 5.  

Section 3770.1 is added to the Business and Professions
11Code
, to read:

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3770.1.  

(a) The board shallbegin delete annuallyend delete collectbegin insert, at the time of
13issuing an initial license or a renewal license,end insert
all of the following
14data on respiratory therapists licensed under this chapter:

15(1) Location of practice.

16(2) Race or ethnicitybegin insert, subject to subdivision (c)end insert.

17(3) Gender.

18(4) Languages spoken.

19(5) Educational background.

20(b) The board shall annually provide the data collected pursuant
21to subdivision (a) to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and
22Development in a manner directed by the office that allows for
23inclusion of the data into the annual report required by Section
24128052 of the Health and Safety Code.

begin insert

25(c) A licensee may, but is not required to, report his or her race
26or ethnicity to the board.

end insert
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SEC. 6.  

Section 4506 is added to the Business and Professions
28Code
, to read:

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4506.  

(a) The board shallbegin delete annuallyend delete collectbegin insert, at the time of issuing
30an initial license or a renewal license,end insert
all of the following data on
31psychiatric technicians licensed under this chapter:

32(1) Location of practice.

33(2) Race or ethnicitybegin insert, subject to subdivision (c)end insert.

34(3) Gender.

35(4) Languages spoken.

36(5) Educational background.

37(b) The board shall annually provide the data collected pursuant
38to subdivision (a) to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and
39Development in a manner directed by the office that allows for
P5    1inclusion of the data into the annual report required by Section
2128052 of the Health and Safety Code.

begin insert

3(c) A licensee may, but is not required to, report his or her race
4or ethnicity to the board.

end insert


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