Bill Text: CA AB2515 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Continuing medical education: geriatric medicine.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-12 - Referred to Com. on B. & P. [AB2515 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB2515-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2515

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Introduced by Assembly Member Nazarian

February 19, 2020

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An act to amend Section 2190.3 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2515, as introduced, Nazarian. Continuing medical education: geriatric medicine.

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and requires a general internist and family physician who has a patient population of which 25% are 65 years of age or older to complete at least 20% of all mandatory continuing education hours in a course related to geriatric medicine or the care of older patients.

This bill would instead require a general internist and family physician who has a patient population of which 10% are 50 years of age or older to complete at least 20% of all mandatory continuing education hours in a course related to geriatric medicine or the care of older patients.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 2190.3 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

2190.3.

 All general internists and family physicians who have a patient population of which over 25 10 percent are 65 50 years of age or older shall complete at least 20 percent of all mandatory continuing education hours in a course in the field of geriatric medicine or the care of older patients.