BILL NUMBER:  AB 1542
  VETOED	DATE: 10/06/2015




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1542 without my signature.

This bill requires the Division of Worker's Compensation to appoint
qualified clinical neuropsychologists as Qualified Medical Examiners.

This bill undermines the Division of Workers' Compensation's
authority to apply consistent standards when it determines eligible
medical specialties for the Qualified Medical Evaluator panel.¦ The
Division is not in the position to determine the validity of a
physician's qualifications.¦ That power resides with the physician's
licensing board.¦ If the Board of Psychology believes there is value
in recognizing neuropsychology as a subspecialty, it should do so.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.