Monique Limón
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 19
Author
(1) Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California and requires the board to adopt and administer standards for the continuing education of those licensees. Existing law requires general internists and family physicians who have a patient population of which over 25% are 65 years of age or older to complete at least 20% of all mandatory continuing education hours in a course related to geriatric medicine or the care of older patients. This bill would revise the above-described course requirements to include the special care needs of patients with dementia. (2) Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, establishes the Board of Registered Nursing to license and regulate the practice of nursing. Existing law requires the board to establish standards for continuing education consisting of specified approved coursework. Existing law requires a licensee under the act to submit a statement to the board, under penalty of perjury, indicating compliance with those continuing education requirements. This bill would require a nurse practitioner who provides primary care to a patient population of which over 25% are 65 years of age or older to certify that they have completed at least 20% of all existing mandatory continuing education hours in a course in the field of gerontology, the special care needs of patients with dementia, or the care of older patients at the time of renewal. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, establishes the Physician Assistant Board for the licensure and regulation of physician assistants. Existing law authorizes the board to require a licensee to complete specified continuing education coursework as a condition of license renewal. This bill would require a physician assistant who provides primary care to a patient population of which over 25% are 65 years of age or older to complete at least 20% of all mandatory continuing education hours in a course in the field of geriatric medicine, the special care needs of patients with dementia, or the care of older patients. (4) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 2811.5 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by AB 2270 and AB 2581 to be operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last. 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.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 336, Statutes of 2024.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 5632.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Set for hearing August 29.
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 5621.)
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5416.) Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D.
Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6510.) Ordered to the Senate.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 7).
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 18. Noes 0.) (June 25).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
Read third time and amended.
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
Ordered to third reading.
Ordered to third reading.
Action rescinded whereby bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to Senate.
Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Held at Desk.
Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Limón.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (September 13).
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3458.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.
Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Held at Desk.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2828.) Ordered to the Senate.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.
In Assembly. Held at Desk.
Ordered to the Assembly.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 2352.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 13).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 814.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 711.) (April 12).
Set for hearing April 12.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB639 | HTML |
| 02/16/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/20/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/15/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/24/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/08/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/13/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/19/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/26/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/19/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/03/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/21/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/10/23- Senate Health | |
| 04/19/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/09/23- Assembly Health | |
| 06/28/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/25/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/08/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/12/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/13/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/14/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/07/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/21/24- Assembly Business and Professions | |
| 08/05/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/14/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/19/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/27/24- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 08/28/24- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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