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SB-481 Physicians and surgeons: specialty certifications and practice status: annual report.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 2425.3 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

2425.3.
 (a) A licensed physician and surgeon shall report to the board, immediately upon issuance of an initial license and at the time of license renewal, any specialty board certification he or she holds  they hold  that is issued by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties or approved by the Medical Board of California.
(b) A licensed physician and surgeon shall also report to the board, immediately upon issuance of an initial license and at the time of license renewal, his or her  their  practice status, designated as one of the following:
(1) Full-time practice in California.
(2) Full-time practice outside of California.
(3) Part-time practice in California.
(4) Medical administrative employment that does not include direct patient care.
(5) Retired.
(6) Other practice status, as may be further defined by the board.
(c) (1) A licensed physician and surgeon shall report to the board, immediately upon issuance of an initial license and at the time of license renewal, and the board shall collect, information regarding his or her  their  cultural background and foreign language proficiency. The board shall provide an option for a licensed physician and surgeon to decline to state in the report his or her  their  cultural background and foreign language proficiency.
(2) Information collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be aggregated on an annual basis based on categories utilized by the board in the collection of the data, and shall be aggregated into both statewide totals and ZIP code of primary practice location totals.
(3) Aggregated information under this subdivision shall be compiled annually and reported on the board’s Internet Web site  internet website  on or before October 1 of each year.
(d) The information collected pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) may also be placed  shall be compiled by the board, aggregated into a statewide total and county totals, and reported  on the board’s Internet Web site. internet website on or before October 1 of each year. The board may include this information in the report required under paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) to satisfy this requirement. 

SEC. 2.

 Section 2455.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

2455.2.
 (a) A licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon shall report to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, at the time of initial licensure, any specialty board certification that he or she holds  they hold  that is issued by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties or approved by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California.
(b) A licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon shall also report to the board, at the time of license renewal, his or her  their  practice status, designated as one of the following:
(1) Full-time practice in California.
(2) Full-time practice outside of California.
(3) Part-time practice in California.
(4) Medical administrative employment that does not include direct patient care.
(5) Retired.
(6) Other practice status, as may be further defined by the board.
(c) A licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon may report to the board, at the time of initial licensure and license renewal, and the board shall collect, information regarding his or her  their  cultural background and foreign language proficiency.
(d) The information collected pursuant to this section may be placed  subdivisions (a) and (b) shall annually be compiled by the board, aggregated into a statewide total and county totals, and reported  on the board’s Internet Web site.  internet website. 
(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2010. The information collected pursuant to subdivision (c) may be placed on the board’s internet website. 
SEC. 3.
 This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
Due to the shortage of physicians in California, especially in rural and underserved areas, it is necessary that this bill take effect immediately to better inform policymaking related to access to care and physician recruitment.