Amended in Senate August 16, 2016

Amended in Assembly April 5, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2193

Introduced by Assembly Member Salas

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(Coauthor: Assembly Member Brough)

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(Principal coauthor: Senator Hill)

February 18, 2016

An act to amend Sections 2460, begin insert 2499, end insert 3504, begin delete and 3512 end delete begin insert 3512, and 3520 end insert of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2193, as amended, Salas. California Board of Podiatric Medicine: Physician Assistant Board: extension.

Existing law provides for the certification and regulation of podiatrists by the California Board of Podiatric Medicine within the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California. Under existing law, provisions establishing the California Board of Podiatric Medicine will be repealed on January 1, 2017.

This bill would extend the operation of the California Board of Podiatric Medicine until January 1, begin delete 2021. end delete begin insert 2021, and make nonsubstantive changes. end insert

Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physician assistants by the Physician Assistant Board, which is within the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California, and authorizes the Physician Assistant Board, except as specified, to employ personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of that act, including an executive officer. Existing law repeals provisions establishing the Physician Assistant Board and the authorization for the board to employ personnel as of January 1, 2017. begin insert Existing law establishes the Physician Assistant Fund and authorizes all money in the fund to be used to carry out the provisions of the Physician Assistant Practice Act. end insert

This bill would extend the operation of the Physician Assistant Board and the board’s authority to employ personnel until January 1, 2021. begin insert The bill would instead authorize all money in the Physician Assistant Fund to be available, upon appropriation of the Legislature, to carry out the provisions of the act. 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.  

Section 2460 of the Business and Professions
Code is amended to read:

2460.  

(a) There is created within the jurisdiction of the Medical
Board of California the California Board of Podiatric Medicine.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2021,
and as of that date is repealed. Notwithstanding any other law, the
repeal of this section renders the California Board of Podiatric
Medicine subject to review by the appropriate policy committees
of the Legislature.

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begin insert Section 2499 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert begin insert is
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2499.  

There is in the State Treasury the Board of Podiatric
Medicine Fund. Notwithstanding Section 2445, the division shall
report to the Controller at the beginning of each calendar month
for the month preceding the amount and source of all revenue
received by it on behalf of the board, pursuant to this chapter, and
shall pay the entire amount thereof to the Treasurer for deposit
into the fund. All revenue received by the board and the division
from fees authorized to be charged relating to the practice of
podiatric medicine shall be deposited in the fund as provided in
this section, and shall be begin delete used end delete begin insert available, upon appropriation of
the Legislature, end insert to carry out the provisions of this chapter relating
to the regulation of the practice of podiatric medicine.

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Section 3504 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:

3504.  

There is established a Physician Assistant Board within
the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California. The board
consists of nine members. This section shall remain in effect only
until January 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
Notwithstanding any begin insert other end insert law, the repeal of this section renders
the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees
of the Legislature.

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Section 3512 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:

3512.  

(a) Except as provided in Sections 159.5 and 2020, the
board shall employ within the limits of the Physician Assistant
Fund all personnel necessary to carry out this chapter including
an executive officer who shall be exempt from civil service. The
Medical Board of California and board shall make all necessary
expenditures to carry out this chapter from the funds established
by Section 3520. The board may accept contributions to effect the
purposes of this chapter.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2021,
and as of that date is repealed.

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begin insert Section 3520 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert begin insert is
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3520.  

Within 10 days after the beginning of each calendar
month the Medical Board of California shall report to the Controller
the amount and source of all collections made under this chapter
and at the same time pay all those sums into the State Treasury,
where they shall be credited to the Physician Assistant Fund, which
fund is hereby created. All money in the fund shall be begin delete used end delete
begin insert available, upon appropriation of the Legislature, end insert to carry out the
purpose of this chapter.