California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 356 — Radiologic technology: fluoroscopy.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 434, Statutes of 2009.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law sets forth the duties of various agencies relating to the protection of the public health and safety from the harmful effects of radiation, including, among others, the duties of the State Department of Public Health regarding the licensing and regulation of radiologic technology. Existing law prohibits the administration or use of diagnostic, mammographic, or therapeutic X-ray on human beings in this state by a licentiate of the healing arts unless that person is certified and acting within the scope of that certification. Existing law requires the department to provide for the certification of licentiates of the healing arts to supervise the operation of X-ray machines or to operate X-ray machines, or both, to prescribe minimum standards of training and experience for these licentiates of the healing arts, and to prescribe procedures for examining applicants for certification. Under existing law, licentiate of the healing arts is defined to include any person licensed under the Medical Practice Act, the Osteopathic Act, or a specified initiative act that created the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, as provided. Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, separately establishes the Physician Assistant Committee of the Medical Board of California, and provides for the licensure of physician assistants meeting specified criteria and for the regulation of their practice. Under that act, a physician assistant is authorized to perform certain medical services under the supervision of a physician and surgeon, subject to certain exceptions. This bill would revise the definition of licentiate of the healing arts, for purposes of a fluoroscopy permit, to also include a physician assistant who is licensed pursuant to the Physician Assistant Practice Act and who practices under the supervision of a qualified physician and surgeon, as provided. This bill would require the department to issue a licentiate fluoroscopy permit to a qualified licentiate of the healing arts, as defined, and would allow the holder of a licentiate fluoroscopy permit to administer and use diagnostic, mammographic, or therapeutic X-ray on human beings, within the scope of fluoroscopy permit certification. The bill would require a physician assistant who is issued a licentiate fluoroscopy permit to meet specified continuing education requirements. The bill would also require the supervising physician and surgeon to have, or be exempt from having, a licentiate fluoroscopy permit to perform the functions that he or she is supervising, as provided. This bill would also allow a physician and surgeon to delegate to a licensed physician assistant specified procedures using fluoroscopy. The bill would specify training requirements that must be met in order for a physician assistant to be delegated this task. Existing law establishes the Radiation Control Fund for the collection of specified moneys, including fees for use, upon appropriation of the Legislature, to cover the costs of enforcing specified provisions of law relating to radiologic technology. This bill would allow the department to charge applicants for a licentiate fluoroscopy permit a fee in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of the licensing program, to be deposited in the Radiation Control Fund and used, upon appropriation of the Legislature, to fund implementation of the permit program.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 434, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3280.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2132.)

  7. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  12. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 6).

  14. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  15. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 22).

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

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

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

  19. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1627.)

  20. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  21. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 13).

  22. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 28).

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

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

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

  26. Read second time and amended.

  27. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 14).

  28. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  30. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  31. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B. & P.

  32. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  33. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Fletcher · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Fletcher

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 356 FLETCHER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82004
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 87005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Bass — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Adams — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Special Consent #18 AB356 Fletcher By Pavley

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37001
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 40001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11002
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Walters — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Negrete — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Romero — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Florez — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 356 FLETCHER Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81003
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 89003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Ma — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Logue — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Saldana — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Bass — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Miller — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Business and Professions.

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18003
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 21003
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Hall — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Nava — Not Voting
Adams — Yea
Block — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 356 do?
Existing law sets forth the duties of various agencies relating to the protection of the public health and safety from the harmful effects of radiation, including, among others, the duties of the State Department of Public Health regarding the licensing and regulation of radiologic technology. Existing law prohibits the administration or use of diagnostic, mammographic, or therapeutic X-ray on human beings in this state by a licentiate of the healing arts unless that person is certified and acting within the scope of that certification. Existing law requires the department to provide for the certification of licentiates of the healing arts to supervise the operation of X-ray machines or to operate X-ray machines, or both, to prescribe minimum standards of training and experience for these licentiates of the healing arts, and to prescribe procedures for examining applicants for certification. Under existing law, licentiate of the healing arts is defined to include any person licensed under the Medical Practice Act, the Osteopathic Act, or a specified initiative act that created the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, as provided. Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, separately establishes the Physician Assistant Committee of the Medical Board of California, and provides for the licensure of physician assistants meeting specified criteria and for the regulation of their practice. Under that act, a physician assistant is authorized to perform certain medical services under the supervision of a physician and surgeon, subject to certain exceptions. This bill would revise the definition of licentiate of the healing arts, for purposes of a fluoroscopy permit, to also include a physician assistant who is licensed pursuant to the Physician Assistant Practice Act and who practices under the supervision of a qualified physician and surgeon, as provided. This bill would require the department to issue a licentiate fluoroscopy permit to a qualified licentiate of the healing arts, as defined, and would allow the holder of a licentiate fluoroscopy permit to administer and use diagnostic, mammographic, or therapeutic X-ray on human beings, within the scope of fluoroscopy permit certification. The bill would require a physician assistant who is issued a licentiate fluoroscopy permit to meet specified continuing education requirements. The bill would also require the supervising physician and surgeon to have, or be exempt from having, a licentiate fluoroscopy permit to perform the functions that he or she is supervising, as provided. This bill would also allow a physician and surgeon to delegate to a licensed physician assistant specified procedures using fluoroscopy. The bill would specify training requirements that must be met in order for a physician assistant to be delegated this task. Existing law establishes the Radiation Control Fund for the collection of specified moneys, including fees for use, upon appropriation of the Legislature, to cover the costs of enforcing specified provisions of law relating to radiologic technology. This bill would allow the department to charge applicants for a licentiate fluoroscopy permit a fee in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of the licensing program, to be deposited in the Radiation Control Fund and used, upon appropriation of the Legislature, to fund implementation of the permit program.
Who sponsors AB 356?
AB 356 is sponsored by Fletcher.
What is the current status of AB 356?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2009. Enacted.
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