Amended in Senate June 26, 2014

Amended in Assembly April 21, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2214

Introduced by Assembly Member Fox

February 20, 2014

An act to amend Section 2191 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to physicians and surgeons.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2214, as amended, Fox. Emergency room physicians and surgeons: continuing medical education: geriatric care.

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California. Existing law requires the Division of Licensing of the Medical Board of California to establish continuing education requirements for physicians and surgeons. begin insert Existing law abolishes the division, provides for the board to handle the responsibilities of the division, and deems a reference to the division to refer to the board. end insert

This bill would require the begin delete division, end delete begin insert board end insert in determining continuing education requirements, to consider including a course in geriatric care for emergency room physicians and surgeons. begin insert The bill would make nonsubstantive, technical, and conforming changes. end insert

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

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

SECTION 1.  

This act shall be known and may be cited as the
Dolores H. Fox Act.

SEC. 2.  

Section 2191 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:

2191.  

(a) In determining its continuing education requirements,
the begin delete Division of Licensing end delete begin insert board end insert shall consider including a course
in human sexuality as defined in Section 2090 and nutrition to be
taken by those licensees whose practices may require knowledge
in those areas.

(b) The begin delete division end delete begin insert board end insert shall consider including a course in child
abuse detection and treatment to be taken by those licensees whose
practices are of a nature that there is a likelihood of contact with
abused or neglected children.

(c) The begin delete division end delete begin insert board end insert shall consider including a course in
acupuncture to be taken by those licensees whose practices may
require knowledge in the area of acupuncture and whose education
has not included instruction in acupuncture.

(d) The begin delete division end delete begin insert board end insert shall encourage every physician and
surgeon to take nutrition as part of his or her continuing education,
particularly a physician and surgeon involved in primary care.

(e) The begin delete division end delete begin insert board end insert shall consider including a course in elder
abuse detection and treatment to be taken by those licensees whose
practices are of a nature that there is a likelihood of contact with
abused or neglected persons 65 years of age and older.

(f) In determining its continuing education requirements, the
begin delete division end delete begin insert board end insert shall consider including a course in the early
detection and treatment of substance abusing pregnant women to
be taken by those licensees whose practices are of a nature that
there is a likelihood of contact with these women.

(g) In determining its continuing education requirements, the
begin delete division end delete begin insert board end insert shall consider including a course in the special care
needs of drug addicted infants to be taken by those licensees whose
practices are of a nature that there is a likelihood of contact with
these infants.

(h) In determining its continuing education requirements, the
begin delete division end delete begin insert board end insert shall consider including a course providing training
and guidelines on how to routinely screen for signs exhibited by
abused women, particularly for physicians and surgeons in
emergency, surgical, primary care, pediatric, prenatal, and mental
health settings. In the event the begin delete division end delete begin insert board end insert establishes a
requirement for continuing education coursework in spousal or
partner abuse detection or treatment, that requirement shall be met
by each licensee within no more than four years from the date the
requirement is imposed.

(i) In determining its continuing education requirements, the
begin delete division end delete begin insert board end insert shall consider including a course in the special care
needs of individuals and their families facing end-of-life issues,
including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Pain and symptom management.

(2) The psycho-social dynamics of death.

(3) Dying and bereavement.

(4) Hospice care.

(j) In determining its continuing education requirements, the
begin delete division end delete begin insert board end insert shall give its highest priority to considering a course
on pain management.

(k) In determining its continuing education requirements, the
begin delete division end delete begin insert board end insert shall consider including a course in geriatric care
for emergency room physicians and surgeons.