Bill Text: CA SB653 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 653 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Dental hygienists: registered dental hygienist in alternative practice: scope of practice.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-09-24 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 130, Statutes of 2020. [SB653 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 653

Introduced by Senator Chang

February 22, 2019

An act to amend Section 2028.5 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 653, as introduced, Chang. Telehealth.

The Medical Practice Act establishes the Medical Board of California to regulate, among other things, the practice of telehealth, as defined. Existing law authorizes the board to establish a pilot program to expand the practice of telehealth and to convene a working group to implement the pilot program.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the pilot program provision.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 2028.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

2028.5.

(a) The board may establish a pilot program to expand the practice of telehealth in ~~this~~ the state.

(b) To implement this pilot program, the board may convene a working group of interested parties from the public and private sectors, including, but not limited to, state health-related agencies, health care providers, health plan administrators, information technology groups, and groups representing health care consumers.

(c) The purpose of the pilot program shall be to develop methods, using a telehealth model, to deliver throughout the state health care to persons with chronic diseases as well as information on the best practices for chronic disease management services and techniques and other health care information as deemed appropriate.