Significant New California Laws of Interest to Physicians for 2015 New Health Laws 2015 The California Legislature had an active year, passing many new laws affecting healthcare. Below are highlights of the new laws likely to impact physicians in 2015 and beyond. For more details, see the California Medical Association's "Significant New California Laws of Interest to Physicians for 2015." ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION DRUG PRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND FINANCING MEDI-CAL ... January 8, 2015 Legislation New Laws 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Legislative Update as of September 6 By the California Medical Association (CMA) Scope Bills: SB 491 — Nurse Practitioners: CMA had a great victory with the desired outcome of having SB 491 held on suspense. Essentially, the bill failed in committee and is done for the year. Unlike the Senate, the Assembly Appropriations Committee estimated significant costs associated with SB 491. We expect that the author will re-introduce a scope bill next year. We are also being very vigilant about ensuring that there is no attempt to do a “gut and amend” at the end ... September 12, 2013 Legislation, MICRA, Prescription Drug Abuse, Scope of Practice MICRA, Scope of Practice 0 0 Comment Read More »