California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 1069 — Physician assistants.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 512, Statutes of 2010.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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, is administered by the Physician Assistant Committee of the Medical Board of California and provides for the licensure and regulation of physician assistants. Existing law provides that a physician assistant may perform the medical services that are set forth by the regulations of the board when the services are rendered under the supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon. Existing law requires a physician assistant and his or her supervising physician to establish written guidelines for the adequate supervision of the physician assistant. Existing law provides that those requirements may be satisfied by adopting protocols for some or all of the tasks performed by the physician assistant, as specified. This bill would provide that a physician assistant acts as the agent of the supervising physician when performing authorized activities, and would authorize a physician assistant to perform physical examinations and other specified medical services, as defined, and sign and attest to any document evidencing those examinations and other services, as required pursuant to specified provisions of law. The bill would further provide that a delegation of services agreement may authorize a physician assistant to order durable medical equipment and make arrangements with regard to home health services or personal care services. The bill would make conforming changes to provisions in the Education Code and the Public Utilities Code with regard to the performance of those examinations and services and acceptance of those attestations. The bill would also authorize a physician assistant to perform a physical examination that is required for participation in an interscholastic athletic program, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 512, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4946.) To enrollment.

  5. To Special Consent Calendar.

  6. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6332.) To Senate.

  8. Assembly Rule 69 (d) suspended. (Page 6303.)

  9. Read third time. Amended. (Page 6261.) To third reading.

  10. From Consent Calendar to third reading.

  11. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  12. (Heard in committee on August 4.)

  13. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)

  14. (Heard in committee on June 22.)

  15. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. (Heard in committee on June 15.)

  17. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  18. To Coms. on B.,P. & C.P. and JUD.

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 0. Page 3478.) To Assembly.

  21. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  23. Read second time. To third reading.

  24. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  25. Set for hearing May 3.

  26. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3304.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  27. Set for hearing April 20.

  28. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  29. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3145.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  31. Set for hearing April 12.

  32. To Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD.

  33. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 20.

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

Sponsors

  • Fletcher · Cosponsor
  • Negrete McLeod · Cosponsor
  • Correa · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Pavley

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Fletcher
  • Negrete McLeod
  • Correa

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent #32 SB1069 Pavley

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Democratic 2000
Republican 0001
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Liu — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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SB 1069 Pavley Senate Third Reading By FLETCHER

Passed 86 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81004
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 86005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — 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
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — 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 →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Democratic 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Conway — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Charles — Yea
Miller — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB1069 Pavley

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29007
Democratic 2000
Republican 0001
Total 31008
% of votes cast 79%0%0%21%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Democratic 1000
Total 9001
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Negrete — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Walters — Yea
Correa — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1069 do?
Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, is administered by the Physician Assistant Committee of the Medical Board of California and provides for the licensure and regulation of physician assistants. Existing law provides that a physician assistant may perform the medical services that are set forth by the regulations of the board when the services are rendered under the supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon. Existing law requires a physician assistant and his or her supervising physician to establish written guidelines for the adequate supervision of the physician assistant. Existing law provides that those requirements may be satisfied by adopting protocols for some or all of the tasks performed by the physician assistant, as specified. This bill would provide that a physician assistant acts as the agent of the supervising physician when performing authorized activities, and would authorize a physician assistant to perform physical examinations and other specified medical services, as defined, and sign and attest to any document evidencing those examinations and other services, as required pursuant to specified provisions of law. The bill would further provide that a delegation of services agreement may authorize a physician assistant to order durable medical equipment and make arrangements with regard to home health services or personal care services. The bill would make conforming changes to provisions in the Education Code and the Public Utilities Code with regard to the performance of those examinations and services and acceptance of those attestations. The bill would also authorize a physician assistant to perform a physical examination that is required for participation in an interscholastic athletic program, as specified.
Who sponsors SB 1069?
SB 1069 is sponsored by Fletcher, Negrete McLeod, Correa, and Pavley.
What is the current status of SB 1069?
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 1069?
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