BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SB 1261| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: SB 1261 Author: Stone (R) Amended: 5/3/16 Vote: 21 SENATE BUS., PROF. & ECON. DEV. COMMITTEE: 9-0, 4/18/16 AYES: Hill, Bates, Berryhill, Block, Galgiani, Hernandez, Jackson, Mendoza, Wieckowski SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8 SUBJECT: Physicians and surgeons: fee exemption: residency SOURCE: Author DIGEST: This bill deletes the residency requirement for physicians and surgeons' eligibility for license fee waivers due to charity work. ANALYSIS: Existing law: 1)Establishes the Medical Board of California (MBC), to regulate the practice of medicine in California. (Business and Professions Code (BPC) § 2000 et seq.) 2)Establishes the Osteopathic Medical Board to enforce provisions of law related to osteopathic physicians and surgeons. (BPC § 2450) 3)Requires that license fees be waived for a physician and SB 1261 Page 2 surgeon residing in California who certifies to the MBC that the issuance of the license is for the sole purpose of providing voluntary, unpaid service. (BPC § 2083) 4)Requires that license renewal fees be waived for a physician and surgeon residing in California who certifies to the MBC that the issuance of the license is for the sole purpose of providing voluntary, unpaid service. (BPC § 2442) This bill deletes the California residency requirement for an initial and renewal license fee waiver for physicians who certify to the MBC that the issuance of the license is for the sole purpose of providing voluntary, unpaid service. Background This bill was heard in a different form in the Senate Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee; this bill's prior contents would have authorized physicians licensed out of state to work in California free clinics for up to 60 days a year, as specified, which the author stated was important because there is currently a shortage of doctors practicing at clinics across California and it is good public policy to allow licensed doctors, who are in good standing in their own state but are visiting California, to volunteer and help alleviate that shortage This bill was substantially amended in the Senate Appropriations Committee. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:YesLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified5/18/16) None received OPPOSITION: (Verified5/18/16) None received SB 1261 Page 3 Prepared by:Sarah Huchel / B., P. & E.D. / (916) 651-4104 5/18/16 16:28:01 **** END ****