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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          AB 2193 (Salas) - California Board of Podiatric Medicine:   
          Physician Assistant Board:  extension
          
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          |Version: April 5, 2016          |Policy Vote: B., P. & E.D. 9 -  |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: No                     |
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          |Hearing Date: August 1, 2016    |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy    |
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          This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.

          Bill  
          Summary:  AB 2193 would extend the operation of the Board of  
          Podiatric Medicine and the operation of the Physician Assistant  
          Board until January 1, 2021.


          Fiscal  
          Impact:  
           Ongoing costs of $1.5 million per year for the continuing  
            operation of the Board of Podiatric Medicine (Board of  
            Podiatric Medicine Fund). All costs to operate the Board are  
            paid for with license fee revenues.

           Ongoing costs of $1.7 million per year for the continuing  
            operation of the Physician Assistant Board (Physician  
            Assistant Fund). All costs to operate the Board are paid for  
            with license fee revenues.


          Background:  Under current law, the Board of Podiatric Medicine licenses  







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          and regulates the practice of podiatrists. Podiatric medicine is  
          the medical treatment of the foot, ankle, and related tissues.  
          The Board of Podiatric Medicine functions as an independent  
          board. However, under current law, the Board of Podiatric  
          Medicine is "within the jurisdiction" of the Medical Board of  
          California. Therefore, the Medical Board technically is the body  
          that licenses podiatric doctors. The Board of Podiatric Medicine  
          licenses about 2,000 doctors of podiatric medicine.
          The Physician Assistant Board licenses and regulates the  
          practice of physician assistants. The Physician Assistant Board  
          was initially organized as a committee under the Medical Board.  
          Currently, the Physician Assistant Board operates as an  
          independent board "within the jurisdiction" of the Medical Board  
          of California. The Physician Assistant Board licenses about  
          10,000 physician assistants.




          Proposed Law:  
            AB 2193 would extend the operation of the Board of Podiatric  
          Medicine and the operation of the Physician Assistant Board  
          until January 1, 2021.


          Related  
          Legislation:  This bill is one of several sunset review bills  
          authored by the chairs of the Senate and Assembly Business and  
          Professions Committees to review and extend the operation of  
          licensing boards in the Department of Consumer Affairs.
          SB 1039 (Hill), amongst other changes to various boards within  
          the Department of Consumer Affairs, formally separate the Board  
          of Podiatric Medicine from the Medical Board. That bill is  
          pending in the Assembly.




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