Bill Text: CA SB620 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Healing arts: osteopathic physicians and surgeons.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 602, Statutes of 2009. [SB620 Detail]

Download: California-2009-SB620-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 620	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Wiggins

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to add Section 2455.2 to the Business and Professions Code,
relating to healing arts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 620, as introduced, Wiggins. Healing arts: osteopathic
physicians and surgeons.
   Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of
osteopathic physicians and surgeons by the Osteopathic Medical Board
of California and imposes various fees on those licensees. Existing
law also provides a procedure for license renewal.
   On and after July 1, 2010, this bill would require each licensed
osteopathic physician and surgeon to report to the board, at the time
of license renewal, any specialty board certification that he or she
holds and his or her practice status, as specified. The bill would
also authorize a licensee to report to the board his or her cultural
background and foreign language proficiency. The bill would authorize
the board to make this information available on the board's Internet
Web site.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 2455.2 is added to the Business and Professions
Code, to read:
   2455.2.  (a) A licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon shall
report to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, at the time of
license renewal, 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 Osteopathic Medical Board of
California.
   (b) A licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon shall also report
to the board, at the time of license renewal, his or her practice
status, designated as one of the following:
   (1) Full-time practice in California.
   (2) Full-time practice outside of California.
   (3) Part-time practice in California.
   (4) Medical administrative employment that does not include direct
patient care.
   (5) Retired.
   (6) Other practice status, as may be further defined by the board.

   (c) A licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon may report to the
board, at the time of license renewal, and the board shall collect,
information regarding his or her cultural background and foreign
language proficiency.
   (d) The information collected pursuant to this section may be
placed on the board's Internet Web site.
   (e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2010.