BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  AB 2214
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          Date of Hearing:   May 14, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                     AB 2214 (Fox) - As Amended:  April 21, 2014 

          Policy Committee:                              Business and  
          Professions  Vote:                            11-2

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the Medical Board of California (MBC) to  
          consider including a course in geriatric care for emergency room  
          physicians and surgeons as part of its continuing education  
          requirements.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor and absorbable costs to MBC (Contingent Fund of the MBC).

           COMMENTS  

          1)Purpose  . The author indicates elderly patients do not exhibit  
            the same signs or symptoms of illnesses as younger patients,  
            often causing the elderly patients to be misdiagnosed.   
            According to the author, this bill highlights the importance  
            of geriatric care in emergency rooms in an aging society.

           2)Background  .  Geriatrics is a medical specialty that addresses  
            the complex needs of older patients and emphasizes maintaining  
            functional independence even in the presence of chronic  
            disease. MBC requires all physicians to complete at least 50  
            hours of approved continuing education for each two-year  
            period immediately preceding the expiration date of the  
            license.  MBC approves continuing education providers and  
            establishes criteria for acceptable courses.      
           

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Lisa Murawski / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 










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