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

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2193, 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 Under existing law, provisions establishing the California Board of Podiatric Medicine will be repealed on January 1, 2017.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, 2021, and make nonsubstantive changes.

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. 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.

This bill would extend the operation of the Physician Assistant Board and the board’s authority to employ personnel until January 1, 2021. 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.

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(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.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

SEC. 2.  

Section 2499 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

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 available, upon appropriation of the Legislature, to carry out the provisions of this chapter relating to the regulation of the practice of podiatric medicine.

SEC. 3.  

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 other law, the repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.

SEC. 4.  

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.

SEC. 5.  

Section 3520 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

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 available, upon appropriation of the Legislature, to carry out the purpose of this chapter.

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