BILL NUMBER: AB 367	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  JULY 2, 2012
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JULY 5, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 21, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 4, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Smyth

                        FEBRUARY 14, 2011

   An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 683 of the Business and
Professions Code, relating to healing arts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 367, Smyth. Board of Behavioral Sciences: reporting.
   Under existing law, the Board of Behavioral Sciences is
responsible for the licensure and regulation of marriage and family
therapists, licensed educational psychologists, clinical social
workers, and licensed professional clinical counselors. Existing law
requires certain healing arts boards to report to the State
Department of Health Care Services specified licensure information
relating to any person whose license has been revoked, suspended,
surrendered, or made inactive by the licensee in order to prevent
state reimbursement for services provided after the cancellation of a
license.
   This bill would, on and after January 1, 2015, make that reporting
requirement applicable to the Board of Behavioral Sciences.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 683 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   683.  (a) A board shall report, within 10 working days, to the
State Department of Health Care Services the name and license number
of a person whose license has been revoked, suspended, surrendered,
made inactive by the licensee, or placed in another category that
prohibits the licensee from practicing his or her profession. The
purpose of the reporting requirement is to prevent reimbursement by
the state for Medi-Cal and Denti-Cal services provided after the
cancellation of a provider's professional license.
   (b) "Board," as used in this section, means the Dental Board of
California, the Medical Board of California, the Board of Psychology,
the State Board of Optometry, the California State Board of
Pharmacy, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the State
Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and the California Board of
Occupational Therapy.
   (c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2015, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2015, deletes or extends
that date.
  SEC. 2.  Section 683 is added to the Business and Professions Code,
to read:
   683.  (a) A board shall report, within 10 working days, to the
State Department of Health Care Services the name and license number
of a person whose license has been revoked, suspended, surrendered,
made inactive by the licensee, or placed in another category that
prohibits the licensee from practicing his or her profession. The
purpose of the reporting requirement is to prevent reimbursement by
the state for Medi-Cal and Denti-Cal services provided after the
cancellation of a provider's professional license.
   (b) "Board," as used in this section, means the Dental Board of
California, the Medical Board of California, the Board of Psychology,
the State Board of Optometry, the California State Board of
Pharmacy, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the State
Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the Board of Behavioral Sciences,
and the California Board of Occupational Therapy.
   (c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015.