California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 933 — Workers' compensation: medical treatment.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 workers' compensation law generally requires employers to secure the payment of workers' compensation, including medical treatment, for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, and in the course of, employment. Existing law, for purposes of workers' compensation, defines "psychologist" to mean a licensed psychologist with a doctoral degree in psychology, or a doctoral degree deemed equivalent for licensure by the Board of Psychology, as specified, and who either has at least 2 years of clinical experience in a recognized health setting or has met the standards of the National Register of the Health Service Providers in Psychology. This bill would require the psychologist to be licensed by California state law. Existing law requires every employer to establish a medical treatment utilization review process, in compliance with specified requirements, either directly or through its insurer or an entity with which the employer or insurer contracts for these services. Existing law provides that no person other than a licensed physician who is competent to evaluate the specific clinical issues involved in the medical treatment services, and where these services are within the scope of the physician's practice, requested by the physician may modify, delay, or deny requests for authorization of medical treatment for reasons of medical necessity to cure and relieve. This bill would require the physician to be licensed by California state law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 51. Noes 27. Page 6603.)

  4. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6562.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 12. Page 4777.)

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

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12).

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

  10. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 23).

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

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

  14. Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

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

  16. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 30. Page 1609.)

  17. Read second time. To third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (May 6).

  19. Referred to Com. on INS.

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 933 FONG Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 60 Yea · 30 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 562800
Republican 1200
Democratic 3000
Total 603000
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Conway — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Huber — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Miller — Nay
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB933 Fong By Yee

Passed 23 Yea · 12 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211105
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231205
% of votes cast 58%30%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7400
Total 7400
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Price — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 933 FONG Assembly Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 33 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 523101
Democratic 5000
Republican 1200
Total 583301
% of votes cast 63%36%0%1%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Conway — Nay
Bill — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Audra — Nay
Saldana — Not Voting
Cook — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Nay
DeVore — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Ma — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — 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 Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7200
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 8300
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
Carter — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Hill — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Coto — Yea
Torres — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 933 do?
Existing workers' compensation law generally requires employers to secure the payment of workers' compensation, including medical treatment, for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, and in the course of, employment. Existing law, for purposes of workers' compensation, defines "psychologist" to mean a licensed psychologist with a doctoral degree in psychology, or a doctoral degree deemed equivalent for licensure by the Board of Psychology, as specified, and who either has at least 2 years of clinical experience in a recognized health setting or has met the standards of the National Register of the Health Service Providers in Psychology. This bill would require the psychologist to be licensed by California state law. Existing law requires every employer to establish a medical treatment utilization review process, in compliance with specified requirements, either directly or through its insurer or an entity with which the employer or insurer contracts for these services. Existing law provides that no person other than a licensed physician who is competent to evaluate the specific clinical issues involved in the medical treatment services, and where these services are within the scope of the physician's practice, requested by the physician may modify, delay, or deny requests for authorization of medical treatment for reasons of medical necessity to cure and relieve. This bill would require the physician to be licensed by California state law.
Who sponsors AB 933?
AB 933 is sponsored by Fong, Mike (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 933?
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 AB 933?
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