BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 333| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: AB 333 Author: Melendez (R) Amended: 6/24/15 in Senate Vote: 21 SENATE BUS, PROF. & ECON. DEV. COMMITTEE: 9-0, 6/22/15 AYES: Hill, Bates, Berryhill, Block, Galgiani, Hernandez, Jackson, Mendoza, Wieckowski SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8 ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 74-0, 5/22/15 (Consent) - See last page for vote SUBJECT: Healing arts: continuing education SOURCE: Author DIGEST: This bill authorizes a healing arts licensee to apply credits toward continuing education (CE) requirements for becoming an instructor and teaching a course on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or the proper use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), if authorized by his or her licensing board. ANALYSIS: Existing law: AB 333 Page 2 1) Provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts licensees by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and imposes CE requirements for license renewal. (Business and Professions Code (BPC) §§ 500-4999.129) 2)Requires the Director of the DCA to establish guidelines for mandatory CE administered by the boards under the DCA, including, among other things, the CE's relevancy to the occupation. (BPC § 166) 3)States that topics and subject matter for all CE shall be pertinent to the practice of psychology. Course or learning material must have a relevance or direct application to a consumer of psychological services. (Title 16, California Code of Regulations (CCR) § 1397.61 (c)(2)) 4)Requires health studios to acquire, maintain, and train personnel in the use of an AED. (Health and Safety Code (HSC) § 104113) 5)Requires that CPR and AED training for lay rescuers comply with the American Heart Association or American Red Cross CPR and AED guidelines. (Title 22, CCR § 100038) 6)States that it is unprofessional conduct for a dentist with patients who are undergoing conscious sedation to have dental office personnel directly involved with the care of those patients who are not certified in basic cardiac life support (CPR) and recertified biennially. (BPC § 1682) 7)Requires at least one director or teacher at each day care center and each family day care home to have CPR training. (HSC § 1596.866) This bill: 1)Authorizes a healing arts licensee who is required to complete CE units as a condition of renewing his or her license to, once per renewal cycle, apply one unit of CE credit for attending a course that results in the licensee becoming a certified instructor of CPR or the proper use of an AED. AB 333 Page 3 2)Declares the following courses eligible for the CE credit: a) An instructional program developed by the American Heart Association. b) An instructional program developed by the American Red Cross. c) An instructional program that is nationally recognized and based on the most current national evidence-based emergency cardiovascular care guidelines for the performance of CPR and use of an AED. 3)Authorizes a healing arts licensee who is required to complete CE units as a condition of renewing his or her license to, once per renewal cycle, apply up to two units of CE credit for conducting a CPR or AED training session for employees of school districts and community college districts in California. 4)Applies only to a healing arts licensee if his or her licensing board includes this bill's CE courses or training in its laws or regulations. Background According to the author's office, "AB 333 would allow licensed medical professionals to receive one CE credit for becoming a licensed instructor in CPR and the proper use of an AED. They would also receive up to two credits for conducting CPR/AED training sessions for employees of K-12 and college districts. "While training is not required for AED operation, it provides a chance for school faculty and staff to become familiar with the device and its operation, resulting in an increase in comfort and familiarity with the device. "AB 333 creates a cost-neutral incentive that would benefit both the instructor and school which results in school officials being more likely to utilize an AED in a real world medical situation." California law requires teachers to take a CPR class as part of the qualifications for a teaching credential. AEDs are not AB 333 Page 4 required in K-12 schools or community colleges, but many have them. AED technology has adapted to the point that most of the models available in public spaces do not require training to use safely. This bill allows healing arts licensees to apply credits toward their professional education requirements for becoming an AED or CPR instructor and two credits for teaching an AED or CPR class if his or her regulatory board specifically authorizes it. CE credits are intended to further the professional knowledge in a licensee's profession. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:YesLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified7/6/15) American Red Cross OPPOSITION: (Verified7/6/15) None received ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: The American Red Cross writes, "AEDs are used to treat the effects of sudden cardiac arrest, which is triggered by an electrical malfunction in the heart - with the heart unable to pump blood to the brain, lungs, and other vital organs, death can happen in minutes. Each year nearly 424,000 people experience sudden cardiac arrest outside the hospital. Only 10% of these individuals survive. Encouraging school employees to be prepared in time of emergency, including the use of an AED, can save lives." ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 74-0, 5/22/15 AYES: Achadjian, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, AB 333 Page 5 Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins NO VOTE RECORDED: Alejo, Jones, O'Donnell, Olsen, Waldron, Weber Prepared by:Sarah Huchel / B., P. & E.D. / (916) 651-4104 7/7/15 17:15:19 **** END ****