Christine Kehoe
- Democratic
Author
Existing law makes it a public offense, punishable by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment, or both, for a person to perform or assist in performing a surgical abortion if the person does not have a valid license to practice as a physician and surgeon, or to assist in performing a surgical abortion without a valid license or certificate obtained in accordance with some other provision of law that authorizes him or her to perform the functions necessary to assist in performing a surgical abortion. Existing law also makes it a public offense, punishable by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment, or both, for a person to perform or assist in performing a nonsurgical abortion if the person does not have a valid license to practice as a physician and surgeon or does not have a valid license or certificate obtained in accordance with some other provision of law authorizing him or her to perform or assist in performing the functions necessary for a nonsurgical abortion. Under existing law, nonsurgical abortion includes termination of pregnancy through the use of pharmacological agents. Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of registered nurses, including nurse practitioners and certified nurse-midwives, by the Board of Registered Nursing. Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physician assistants by the Physician Assistant Committee of the Medical Board of California. Existing law authorizes the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to designate experimental health workforce projects as approved projects that, among other things, teach new skills to existing categories of health care personnel. The office has designated a pilot project, known as the Access through Primary Care Project, relating to the provision of health care services involving pregnancy. This bill would authorize a nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, or physician assistant who has completed training through the pilot project described above on or before January 1, 2013, to continue, outside of that pilot project, to perform abortions by aspiration techniques.
Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing May 7.
Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 4. Noes 4. Page 3301.) Reconsideration granted.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & E.D. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3312.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
Set for hearing April 26 in B., P. & E.D. pending receipt.
Withdrawn from committee.
Set for hearing April 24.
Re-referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and B., P. & E.D.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
Set for hearing April 16.
Re-referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and PUB. S.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
Set for hearing April 18.
Read first time.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 26.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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| SB1338 | HTML |
| 02/24/12 - Introduced | |
| 03/26/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/09/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/25/12 - Amended Senate |
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