Marc Berman
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 23
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 relating to the licensure and regulation of the practice of medicine by physicians and surgeons. Under the act, the board consists of 15 members, including 13 members appointed by the Governor, one appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, as prescribed. The act authorizes the appointing power to remove any member of the board for neglect of duty, incompetency, or unprofessional conduct. Under other existing law with respect to the department and its constituent boards, an appointing authority has power to remove from office at any time a member of any board appointed by the appointing authority for continued neglect of duties required by law, or for incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. Existing law prohibits this provision from being construed as a limitation or restriction on the power of the appointing authority conferred on the appointing authority by any other provision of law to remove any member of any board. This bill would revise the removal authority of an appointing power of the Medical Board of California granted by the Medical Practice Act to instead authorize the removal of a member of the board appointed by that authority for continued neglect of duties required by law, or for incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct.
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Ashby.
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.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 8).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB2688 | HTML |
| 02/14/24 - Introduced |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/19/24- Assembly Business and Professions | |
| 05/06/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 06/28/24- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 08/07/24- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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