BILL NUMBER: AB 1976	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Logue

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

   An act relating to healing arts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1976, as introduced, Logue. Medical training: veterans.
   Existing law provides generally for the training and licensing of
health care providers and imposes various educational requirements in
that regard.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to assist military veterans who have medical training and
education to overcome barriers to licensing and to address issues
relating to obtaining credit for health-related coursework and
experience they completed while serving in the Armed Forces.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to address the barriers that military veterans with
medical education and training face in obtaining licensure and
certification in the following professions:
   Physician assistants; clinical laboratory scientists, technicians,
and technologists; administrative and clinical medical assistants;
dental assistants and hygienists; radiology technicians and
technologists; licensed professional clinical counselors; licensed
clinical social workers; community health workers; drug and alcohol
abuse counselors; and public health professionals.
  SEC. 2.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation
to address the barriers that military veterans with medical education
and training face in obtaining credit in California institutions of
higher education for the health-related educational coursework and
experience they completed while serving in the United States Armed
Forces.
  SEC. 3.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation
to address the financial barriers that military veterans with medical
education and training face in obtaining the necessary educational
credit in order to qualify for licensure or certification as a health
care professional in California.