California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 993 — Healing arts: dietitians.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 622, Statutes of 2014.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires dietetic technicians, registered, to possess prescribed qualifications, including academic requirements, and makes it a misdemeanor for any person not meeting those requirements to use, in connection with his or her name or place of business, the term "dietetic technician, registered" or the letters "DTR." Existing law authorizes a registered dietitian, upon referral by a health care provider, to provide medical nutrition therapy, which includes, among other things, the development of nutritional and dietary treatments for individuals or groups of patients in specified settings. Existing law allows a dietetic technician, registered to assist the registered dietitian in these circumstances in the implementation or monitoring of medical nutrition therapy. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a registered dietitian, or other specified nutritional professionals, to practice in a manner inconsistent with these provisions. This bill would revise the qualifications required for a person representing himself or herself as a dietetic technician, registered and would require the dietetic technician, registered to have completed his or her course of study before assisting the registered dietitian. The bill would also make it a misdemeanor for any person not meeting those qualifications to use, in connection with his or her name or place of business, the term "registered dietitian nutritionist" or the letters "RDN." This bill would also allow a registered dietitian, under the above-described circumstances, or other nutritional professional who meets specified qualifications, to develop and recommend nutritional and dietary treatments, as provided, and would allow the registered dietitian or other nutritional professional to perform nutritional assessments and to initiate nutritional interventions pursuant to a licensed health care facility's approved nutrition screening policy and procedure, as provided. The bill would specify that these provisions do not authorize a registered dietitian, or other nutritional professional, to administer central vein or peripheral vein nutrition. This bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes. By both expanding and changing the definition of existing crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 622, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4643.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6156.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. (Corrected August 18.)

  8. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read third time and amended. (Page 6026.)

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From consent calendar.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 6).

  14. (Corrected August 7.)

  15. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 24).

  17. Referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P.

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 3491.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  22. Set for hearing May 5.

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3210.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. (Corrected August 7.)

  25. (Corrected April 23.)

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

  27. Set for hearing April 21.

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

  29. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.

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

Sponsors

  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Mitchell · Primary
  • Hernandez · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Mitchell

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Beall
  • Hernandez

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB993 Mitchell Concurrence

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31006
Democratic 2001
Total 33007
% of votes cast 83%0%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Huff — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Correa — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
De León — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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SB 993 Mitchell Senate Third Reading By BONILLA

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71001
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hall — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Gray — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Pan — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 1000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30007
Democratic 2001
Total 32008
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 993 do?
Existing law requires dietetic technicians, registered, to possess prescribed qualifications, including academic requirements, and makes it a misdemeanor for any person not meeting those requirements to use, in connection with his or her name or place of business, the term "dietetic technician, registered" or the letters "DTR." Existing law authorizes a registered dietitian, upon referral by a health care provider, to provide medical nutrition therapy, which includes, among other things, the development of nutritional and dietary treatments for individuals or groups of patients in specified settings. Existing law allows a dietetic technician, registered to assist the registered dietitian in these circumstances in the implementation or monitoring of medical nutrition therapy. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a registered dietitian, or other specified nutritional professionals, to practice in a manner inconsistent with these provisions. This bill would revise the qualifications required for a person representing himself or herself as a dietetic technician, registered and would require the dietetic technician, registered to have completed his or her course of study before assisting the registered dietitian. The bill would also make it a misdemeanor for any person not meeting those qualifications to use, in connection with his or her name or place of business, the term "registered dietitian nutritionist" or the letters "RDN." This bill would also allow a registered dietitian, under the above-described circumstances, or other nutritional professional who meets specified qualifications, to develop and recommend nutritional and dietary treatments, as provided, and would allow the registered dietitian or other nutritional professional to perform nutritional assessments and to initiate nutritional interventions pursuant to a licensed health care facility's approved nutrition screening policy and procedure, as provided. The bill would specify that these provisions do not authorize a registered dietitian, or other nutritional professional, to administer central vein or peripheral vein nutrition. This bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes. By both expanding and changing the definition of existing crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors SB 993?
SB 993 is sponsored by Beall, Mitchell, and Hernandez.
What is the current status of SB 993?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2014. Enacted.
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