AB 1369 CA 20232024

Title

Out-of-state physicians and surgeons: telehealth: license exemption.

Summary

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. Existing law generally prohibits the practice of medicine without a physician's and surgeon's certificate issued by the board. Existing law authorizes a health care provider to deliver health care via telehealth to a patient pursuant to specified protocols and conditions. Existing law defines "telehealth" as the delivery of health care services and public health via information and communication technologies to facilitate the diagnosis, consultation, treatment, education, care management, and self-management of a patient's health care, and that telehealth includes synchronous interactions and asynchronous store and forward transfers. Under this bill, the David Hall Act, a person licensed as a physician and surgeon in another state, as specified, would be authorized to deliver health care via telehealth to an eligible patient who, among other requirements, has an immediately life-threatening disease or condition, as specified.

Bill Text

Bill Activity

• September 13

  Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

• September 7

  Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

• September 7

  Assembly Rule 77 suspended.

• September 6

  In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

• September 6

  Passed Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.).

• August 28

  Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

• August 24

  Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

• August 23

  Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

• August 22

  Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

• August 15

  Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

• August 14

  From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

• June 26

  From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

• May 31

  In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

• May 17

  Referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D.

• May 4

  In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

• May 4

  Passed Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.)

• May 4

  Passed Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1463.)

• April 27

  Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

• April 26

  From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 26).

• April 11

  From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

• March 27

  Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

• March 23

  From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

• March 23

  Referred to Com. on B. & P.

• February 18

  From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

• February 17

  Introduced. To print.

• February 17

  Read first time. To print.

Hearings on this Bill

• August 14
  Committee Meeting: Senate Appropriations
• June 26
  Committee Meeting: Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development
• June 5
  Committee Meeting: Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development
• April 26
  Committee Meeting: Assembly Appropriations
• April 11
  Committee Meeting: Assembly Business, Professions and Consumer Protection

Votes