California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 132 — Polysomnographic technologists: sleep and wake disorders.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 635, Statutes of 2009.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physician assistants by the Physician Assistant Committee of the Medical Board of California. Existing law prescribes the medical services that may be performed by a physician assistant under the supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon. Existing law, the Respiratory Care Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of respiratory professionals by the Respiratory Care Board of California. Existing law defines the practice of respiratory therapy and prohibits its practice without a license issued by the board, subject to certain exceptions. This bill would require the Medical Board of California to adopt regulations within one year after the effective date of this act relative to the qualifications for certified polysomnographic technologists, including requiring those technologists to be credentialed by a board-approved national accrediting agency, to have graduated from a board-approved educational program, and to have passed a board-approved national certifying examination, with a specified exception for that examination requirement for a 3-year period. The bill would prohibit a person from using the title "certified polysomnographic technologist" or engaging in the practice of polysomnography unless he or she undergoes a Department of Justice background check, as specified, is registered as a certified polysomnographic technologist, is supervised and directed by a licensed physician and surgeon, and meets certain other requirements. The bill would define polysomnography to mean the treatment, management, diagnostic testing, control, education, and care of patients with sleep and wake disorders, as specified. The bill would further require the board, within one year after the effective date of this act, to adopt regulations related to the employment of polysomnographic technicians and trainees. This bill would require polysomnographic technologists to apply to and register with the Medical Board of California for fees to be fixed by the board at no more than $100 each, and to renew their registration biennially for a fee of no more than $150. The bill would require the deposit of those fees in the Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California, a continuously appropriated fund, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would further set forth specified disciplinary standards and procedures. The bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to diagnostic electroencephalograms conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 635, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 37. Noes 1. Page 2518.) To enrollment.

  5. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 7. Page 3069.) To Senate.

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  9. (Heard in committee on August 27.)

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.)

  11. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  12. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. (Heard in committee on June 30.)

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  16. To Com. on B. & P.

  17. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  18. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 972.) To Assembly.

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

  20. Read third time. Amended. To second reading.

  21. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 555.)

  23. Set for hearing April 20.

  24. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 339.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. Set for hearing March 23.

  26. To Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  27. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 12.

  28. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Denham · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Denham

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB132 Denham

Passed 38 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35102
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 38102
% of votes cast 93%2%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Florez — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Huff — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 132 Denham Third Reading Urgency By CHESBRO

Passed 83 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 77701
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 83701
% of votes cast 91%8%0%1%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Beall — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Audra — Yea
Knight — Nay
Miller — Not Voting
Ammiano — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19001
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 21001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Coto — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hall — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Hill — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Conway — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB132 Denham Urgency Clause

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31005
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Cogdill — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Ducheny — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Not Voting
Ashburn — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10003
Total 10003
% of votes cast 77%0%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea

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
Florez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Negrete — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 132 do?
Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physician assistants by the Physician Assistant Committee of the Medical Board of California. Existing law prescribes the medical services that may be performed by a physician assistant under the supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon. Existing law, the Respiratory Care Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of respiratory professionals by the Respiratory Care Board of California. Existing law defines the practice of respiratory therapy and prohibits its practice without a license issued by the board, subject to certain exceptions. This bill would require the Medical Board of California to adopt regulations within one year after the effective date of this act relative to the qualifications for certified polysomnographic technologists, including requiring those technologists to be credentialed by a board-approved national accrediting agency, to have graduated from a board-approved educational program, and to have passed a board-approved national certifying examination, with a specified exception for that examination requirement for a 3-year period. The bill would prohibit a person from using the title "certified polysomnographic technologist" or engaging in the practice of polysomnography unless he or she undergoes a Department of Justice background check, as specified, is registered as a certified polysomnographic technologist, is supervised and directed by a licensed physician and surgeon, and meets certain other requirements. The bill would define polysomnography to mean the treatment, management, diagnostic testing, control, education, and care of patients with sleep and wake disorders, as specified. The bill would further require the board, within one year after the effective date of this act, to adopt regulations related to the employment of polysomnographic technicians and trainees. This bill would require polysomnographic technologists to apply to and register with the Medical Board of California for fees to be fixed by the board at no more than $100 each, and to renew their registration biennially for a fee of no more than $150. The bill would require the deposit of those fees in the Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California, a continuously appropriated fund, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would further set forth specified disciplinary standards and procedures. The bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to diagnostic electroencephalograms conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 132?
SB 132 is sponsored by Denham.
What is the current status of SB 132?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 132?
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