Bill Text: CA SB1116 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Physicians and surgeons.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-09-18 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 439, Statutes of 2014. [SB1116 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SB1116-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 1116 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 439
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 25, 2014
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 22, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 19, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Senator Torres
(Coauthor: Senator Lara)
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
An act to amend Sections 2436.5 and 2455.1 of the Business and
Professions Code, relating to physicians and surgeons.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1116, Torres. Physicians and surgeons.
Under existing law, the Medical Board of California licenses and
regulates physicians and surgeons and imposes various fees on those
licensees. Under existing law, the Osteopathic Medical Board of
California licenses and regulates osteopathic physicians and surgeons
and imposes various fees on those licensees. Existing law
establishes the Medically Underserved Account for Physicians within
the Health Professions Education Fund that is managed by the Health
Professions Education Foundation and the Office of Statewide Health
Planning and Development. Under existing law, the primary purpose of
the account is to fund the Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan
Repayment Program, that provides for the repayment of educational
loans, as specified, obtained by a physician and surgeon who
practices in a medically underserved area of the state, as defined.
Under existing law, funds placed in the account for those purposes
are continuously appropriated for the repayment of loans and may be
used for any other authorized purpose. Physicians and surgeons and
osteopathic physicians and surgeons are eligible for the loan
repayment program and the board assesses an additional $25 license
fee for purposes of the loan repayment program.
This bill would require each of those boards, on or before July 1,
2015, to develop a mechanism for a physician and surgeon or an
osteopathic physician and surgeon, respectively, to pay a voluntary
contribution, at the time of application for initial licensure or
biennial renewal, for those purposes.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2436.5 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
2436.5. (a) (1) In addition to the fees charged for the initial
issuance or biennial renewal of a physician and surgeon's certificate
pursuant to Section 2435, and at the time those fees are charged,
the board shall charge each applicant or renewing licensee an
additional twenty-five-dollar ($25) fee for the purposes of this
section.
(2) The twenty-five-dollar ($25) fee shall be paid at the time of
application for initial licensure or biennial renewal and shall be
due and payable along with the fee for the initial certificate or
biennial renewal.
(3) On or before July 1, 2015, the board shall develop a
mechanism for a physician and surgeon to pay a voluntary
contribution, at the time of application for initial licensure or
biennial renewal, for the purposes of this section.
(b) The board shall transfer all funds collected pursuant to this
section, on a monthly basis, to the Medically Underserved Account for
Physicians created by Section 128555 of the Health and Safety Code
for the Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program.
Notwithstanding Section 128555 of the Health and Safety Code, these
funds shall not be used to provide funding for the Physician
Volunteer Program.
(c) Up to 15 percent of the funds collected pursuant to this
section shall be dedicated to loan assistance for physicians and
surgeons who agree to practice in geriatric care settings or settings
that primarily serve adults over 65 years of age or adults with
disabilities. Priority consideration shall be given to those
physicians and surgeons who are trained in, and practice, geriatrics
and who can meet the cultural and linguistic needs and demands of
diverse populations of older Californians.
SEC. 2. Section 2455.1 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
2455.1. (a) In addition to the fees charged pursuant to Section
2455, and at the time those fees are charged, the board shall charge
each applicant for an original or reciprocity certificate or for a
biennial license an additional twenty-five-dollar ($25) fee for the
purposes of this section. This twenty-five-dollar ($25) fee shall be
due and payable along with the fee for the original or reciprocity
certificate or the biennial license.
(b) On or before July 1, 2015, the board shall develop a mechanism
for an osteopathic physician and surgeon to pay a voluntary
contribution, at the time of initial application for licensure or
biennial renewal, for the purposes of this section.
(c) The board shall transfer all funds collected pursuant to this
section, on a monthly basis, to the Medically Underserved Account for
Physicians created by Section 128555 of the Health and Safety Code
for the purposes of the Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan
Repayment Program. Notwithstanding Section 128555 of the Health and
Safety Code, these funds shall not be used to provide funding for the
Physician Volunteer Program.
