Bill Quirk
- Democratic
Author
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties over the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons. The act authorizes the board to take action against all persons guilty of violating the act. The act makes it a misdemeanor for any person, whether licensed under the act or not, to violate specified provisions of the act. This bill would prohibit a physician and surgeon from automatically denying treatment or medication to a qualified patient, as defined, based solely on a positive drug screen for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or report of medical cannabis use without first completing a case-by-case evaluation of the patient that includes a determination that the qualified patient's use of medical cannabis is medically significant, as defined, to the treatment or medication. The bill would provide that use of medical cannabis that has been recommended by a licensed physician and surgeon shall not constitute the use of an illicit substance in such an evaluation. The bill would provide that a physician and surgeon shall not be punished, or denied any right or privilege, for having administered treatment or medication to a qualified patient pursuant to the bill and consistent with the standard of care. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 232, Statutes of 2022.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4873.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4911.)
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4738.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 11).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 19).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1954 | HTML |
| 02/10/22 - Introduced | |
| 04/20/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/19/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/19/22 - Enrolled | |
| 09/02/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/15/22- Assembly Business and Professions | |
| 05/09/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/13/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 05/20/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/09/22- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 06/28/22- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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