Bill Text: CA AB489 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 489 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Medicine.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2022-02-01 - Died at Desk. [AB489 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB489-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 489

Introduced by Assembly Member Smith

February 08, 2021

An act to amend Section 2041 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 489, as introduced, Smith. Medicine.

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the regulation of the practice of medicine and defines the term “licensee” for these purposes.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that definition.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 2041 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

2041.

~~The~~ As used in this chapter, the term “licensee” ~~as used in this chapter~~ means the holder of a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate or a doctor of podiatric medicine’s certificate, as the case may be, who is engaged in the professional practice authorized by the certificate under the jurisdiction of the appropriate board.