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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:
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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.
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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
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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,
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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
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