BILL ANALYSIS
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 620 (Wiggins)
As Amended June 23, 2009
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :32-2
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS 9-2 APPROPRIATIONS 10-5
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|Ayes:|Hayashi, Conway, Eng, |Ayes:|De Leon, Ammiano, Charles |
| |Hernandez, | |Calderon, Coto, Davis, |
| |Nava, John A. Perez, | |Fuentes, Hall, |
| |Ruskin, Smyth, | |John A. Perez, Skinner, |
| |Hill | |Torlakson |
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|Nays:|Emmerson, Niello |Nays:|Nielsen, Duvall, Harkey, |
| | | |Miller, Audra Strickland |
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SUMMARY : Requires a licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon
(DO) to report to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California
(OMBC) at the time of license renewal, any specialty board
certification and their practice status, as defined. Permits a
DO to report, and the OMBC to collect, information regarding his
or her cultural background, and foreign language proficiency.
Specifically, this bill :
1)Requires a DO to report to the OMBC, at the time of license
renewal:
a) Any specialty board certification that he or she holds
that is issued by a member board of the American Board of
Medical Specialties or approved by the OMBC; and,
b) His or her practice status, designated as one of the
following:
i) Full-time practice in California;
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ii) Full-time practice outside of California;
iii) Part-time practice in California;
iv) Medical administrative employment that does not
include direct patient care;
v) Retired; or,
vi) Other practice status, as may be further defined by
the OMBC.
2)Permits a DO to report to the OMBC, at the time of license
renewal, and requires the OMBC to collect, information
regarding his or her cultural background and foreign language
proficiency.
3)Permits the information collected to be placed on the OMBC's
Internet Web site.
4)Becomes operative on July 1, 2010.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, minor absorbable workload to the OMB to create new
forms and provide additional data entry at initial licensure.
COMMENTS : According to the author's office, "This bill seeks to
assist the state and healthcare community to address primary
care physician shortage areas in the state by providing
information on the practice of osteopathic physicians and
surgeons through the form of a re-licensure survey.
In 2005, the University of California authored a comprehensive
assessment of healthcare workforce needs which recommended that
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state and national workforce data be reviewed on a regular and
systematic basis to ensure that strategic planning efforts are
developed and aligned properly.
To help workforce planning, the Legislature passed AB 1586
(Negrete McLeod), Chapter 509, Statutes of 2001, requiring
physicians and surgeons to report to the MBC any specialty board
certification he or she holds and his or her practice status, as
defined, at the time of license renewal. This only captures
physicians that hold MDs, however; DOs are also physicians who
are fully educated and licensed to practice all aspects of
medicine. Thus, to gather a complete picture of the primary
care healthcare workforce, the number of types of practicing DOs
must be assessed, as well.
Analysis Prepared by : Sarah Huchel / B. & P. / (916) 319-3301
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