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          Date of Hearing:   April 20, 2016


                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS


                               Lorena Gonzalez, Chair


          AB  
          2193 (Salas) - As Amended April 5, 2016


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          Urgency:  No  State Mandated Local Program:  NoReimbursable:  No


          SUMMARY:


          This bill extends the operation of the Board of Podiatric  
          Medicine (BPM), the operation of the Physician Assistant Board  
          (PAB), and the PAB's authority to appoint an executive officer  
          until January 1, 2021.   


          FISCAL EFFECT:









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          1)Cost of approximately $1.5 million per year, for four  
            additional calendar years, to continue the operation of the  
            BPM beyond the current January 1, 2017 sunset (Board of  
            Podiatric Medicine Fund). 


          2)Cost of approximately $1.6 million per year, for four  
            additional calendar years, to continue the operation of the  
            PAB beyond the current January 1, 2017 sunset (Physician  
            Assistant Fund). 


          COMMENTS:


          1)Purpose. In March 2016, the Senate Business and Professions  
            Committee and the Assembly Business and Professions Committee  
            conducted joint oversight hearings to review 11 different  
            regulatory entities.  Sunset review bills, such as this one,  
            are intended to implement any legislative changes identified  
            as a result of the hearings and extend regulatory authority  
            for entities reviewed at the hearings. This bill extends the  
            sunset for both the PBM and the PAB for four years in their  
            current regulatory capacity.



          2)Background.   The PAB and the BPM are licensing entities under  
            the Department of Consumer Affairs.  The PAB licenses and  
            regulates about 10,000 physician assistants (PAs), who provide  
            health care services under the supervision of a physician and  
            surgeon.   PA functions include performing diagnostic,  
            therapeutic, preventive, and health maintenance services.  The  
            BPM licenses and regulates about 2,000 doctors of podiatric  
            medicine (DPMs), who have a scope of practice similar to that  
            of a physician who specializes in the foot and ankle.  Since  
            their last reviews, both boards have demonstrated commitment  
            to improve operations, and have worked cooperatively with the  








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            Legislature to bring about needed changes.   



          3)Related Legislation. AB 2190 through AB 2194 (Salas) and SB  
            1192 through 1196 (Hill) are all 2016 sunset review bills on  
            various topics.  
          Analysis Prepared by:Lisa Murawski / APPR. / (916) 319-2081