Bill Text: CA AB826 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Podiatric medicine: continuing education.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2023-07-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 122, Statutes of 2023. [AB826 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB826-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 826

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Introduced by Assembly Member Chen

February 13, 2023

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An act to amend Section 2496 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 826, as introduced, Chen. Podiatric medicine: continuing education.

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes within the Department of Consumer Affairs the Podiatric Medical Board of California to license and regulate the practice of podiatric medicine. Existing law requires the board to adopt and administer regulations requiring continuing education of doctors of podiatric medicine and requires those licensees to demonstrate satisfaction of continuing education requirements and one of specified listed requirements at each license renewal.

This bill would delete the requirement that licensees demonstrate satisfaction of the continuing education requirements and one of specified listed requirements at each license renewal.

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 2496 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

2496.

 In order to ensure the continuing competence of persons licensed to practice podiatric medicine, the board shall adopt and administer regulations requiring continuing education of those licensees. The board shall require those licensees to demonstrate satisfaction of the continuing education requirements and one of the following requirements at each license renewal:

(a)Passage of an examination administered by the board within the past 10 years.

(b)Passage of an examination administered by an approved specialty certifying board within the past 10 years.

(c)Current diplomate, board-eligible, or board-qualified status granted by an approved specialty certifying board within the past 10 years.

(d)Recertification of current status by an approved specialty certifying board within the past 10 years.

(e)Successful completion of an approved residency or fellowship program within the past 10 years.

(f)Granting or renewal of current staff privileges within the past five years by a health care facility that is licensed, certified, accredited, conducted, maintained, operated, or otherwise approved by an agency of the federal or state government or an organization approved by the Medical Board of California.

(g)Successful completion within the past five years of an extended course of study approved by the board.

(h)Passage within the past 10 years of Part III of the examination administered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners.