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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 936

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Relating to: prohibiting requirements for maintenance of certification by physicians.

Medical examining board Physician

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Medical Examining Board, which licenses physicians

and certain other health care professionals, may promulgate rules requiring

maintenance of certification in order to renew a license to practice medicine and

surgery (physician license). This bill prohibits the board from promulgating such

rules, and further provides that no physician may be required to secure maintenance

of certification as a prerequisite for reimbursement from a third party or as a

condition for being granted hospital staff privileges. The bill does not affect the

board's authority to require the completion of continuing education, professional

development, or performance improvement or continuing medical education

programs in order to renew a physician license.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Murphy (R) , Sanfelippo (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Murphy and Sanfelippo

  2. Feb 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1