Bill Text: CA AB2132 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: California Medical School Tuition for Medical Service Pilot Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-14 - Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. [AB2132 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB2132-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2132

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Introduced by Assembly Member Villapudua

February 15, 2022

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An act relating to health care.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2132, as introduced, Villapudua. Health care: workforce training programs.

Existing law, the Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act, establishes a state medical contract program with accredited medical schools, hospitals, and other programs and institutions to increase the number of students and residents receiving quality education and training in specified primary care specialties and maximize the delivery of primary care and family physician services to underserved areas of the state. Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Health Care Access and Information to take specified actions regarding this program, including, among others, developing application and contract criteria based on health care workforce needs and the priorities of the California Health Workforce Education and Training Council.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to address the physician workforce shortage.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

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 physician workforce shortage.