Cathleen Galgiani
- Democratic
Author
Existing law establishes in the Department of Consumer Affairs the Substance Abuse Coordination Committee, comprised of the executive officers of the department's healing arts boards and a designee of the State Department of Health Care Services. Existing law requires the committee to formulate, by January 1, 2010, uniform and specific standards in specified areas that each healing arts board is required to use in dealing with substance-abusing licensees, whether or not a healing arts board has a formal diversion program. Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law requires all moneys paid to and received by the Medical Board of California to be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California, which, except for fine and penalty money, is a continuously appropriated fund. This bill would authorize the board to establish a Physician and Surgeon Health and Wellness Program for the early identification of, and appropriate interventions to support a physician and surgeon in his or her rehabilitation from, substance abuse, as specified. If the board establishes a program, the bill would require the board to contract for the program's administration with a private 3rd-party independent administering entity meeting certain requirements. The bill would require program participants to enter into an individual agreement with the program that includes, among other things, a requirement to pay expenses related to treatment, monitoring, and laboratory tests, as provided. This bill would create the Physician and Surgeon Health and Wellness Program Account within the Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California. The bill would require the board to adopt regulations to determine the appropriate fee for a physician and surgeon to participate in the program, as specified. The bill would require these fees to be deposited in the Physician and Surgeon Health and Wellness Program Account and to be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the support of the program. Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the bill would authorize the board to use moneys from the Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California to support the initial costs for the board to establish the program, except the bill would prohibit these moneys from being used to cover any costs for individual physician and surgeon participation in the program.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 591, Statutes of 2016.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5473.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Set for hearing August 25.
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 5436.)
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5326.) Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6087.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (August 11).
August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 21).
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4141.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4005.) (May 27).
Set for hearing May 27.
May 16 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 16.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
April 19 hearing postponed by committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3591.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing April 19 in JUD. pending receipt.
Set for hearing April 18.
Re-referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
Set for hearing April 11.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB1177 | HTML |
| 02/18/16 - Introduced | |
| 04/04/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/20/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/04/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/01/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/23/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/01/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/18/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/02/16 - Enrolled | |
| 09/24/16 - Chaptered |
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