California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1841 — Medical assistants.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 333, Statutes of 2014.

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  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 18, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of medicine by the Medical Board of California. The act authorizes a medical assistant to administer medication only by intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections and to perform skin tests and additional technical supportive services upon the specific authorization and supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon, a licensed podiatrist, a physician assistant, a nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife. Existing law defines the term "technical supportive services" to mean simple routine medical tasks and procedures that may be safely performed by a medical assistant who has limited training and who functions under the supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon, a licensed podiatrist, a physician assistant, a nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife. Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, prohibits a prescriber, as defined, from dispensing drugs to patients in his or her office unless specified conditions are satisfied, and authorizes a certified nurse-midwife, a nurse practitioner, a physician assistant, or a naturopathic doctor who functions pursuant to a specified protocol or procedure to hand to a patient of his or her supervising physician a properly labeled and prepackaged prescription drug. Existing law authorizes specified facilities licensed by the California State Board of Pharmacy to purchase drugs at wholesale for administration or dispensing, under the direction of a physician and surgeon, to patients registered for care at those facilities. This bill would specify that the "technical supportive services" a medical assistant may perform in those California State Board of Pharmacy licensed facilities also includes handing to a patient a properly labeled and prepackaged prescription drug, other than a controlled substance, ordered by a licensed physician and surgeon, a licensed podiatrist, a physician assistant, a nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 333, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6084.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4414.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 23).

  9. 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.

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

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4993.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).

  15. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P.

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

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

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hernandez · Cosponsor
  • Mullin · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Mullin

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Hernandez

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1841 MULLIN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70002
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Medina — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Daly — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — 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

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3rd Reading AB1841 Mullin By Hernandez

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Democratic 2001
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Beall — Yea
Correa — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — 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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Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Block — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Torres — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea

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AB 1841 MULLIN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69003
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 76003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
Nestande — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — 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

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Do pass.

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
Bocanegra — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1841 do?
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of medicine by the Medical Board of California. The act authorizes a medical assistant to administer medication only by intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections and to perform skin tests and additional technical supportive services upon the specific authorization and supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon, a licensed podiatrist, a physician assistant, a nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife. Existing law defines the term "technical supportive services" to mean simple routine medical tasks and procedures that may be safely performed by a medical assistant who has limited training and who functions under the supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon, a licensed podiatrist, a physician assistant, a nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife. Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, prohibits a prescriber, as defined, from dispensing drugs to patients in his or her office unless specified conditions are satisfied, and authorizes a certified nurse-midwife, a nurse practitioner, a physician assistant, or a naturopathic doctor who functions pursuant to a specified protocol or procedure to hand to a patient of his or her supervising physician a properly labeled and prepackaged prescription drug. Existing law authorizes specified facilities licensed by the California State Board of Pharmacy to purchase drugs at wholesale for administration or dispensing, under the direction of a physician and surgeon, to patients registered for care at those facilities. This bill would specify that the "technical supportive services" a medical assistant may perform in those California State Board of Pharmacy licensed facilities also includes handing to a patient a properly labeled and prepackaged prescription drug, other than a controlled substance, ordered by a licensed physician and surgeon, a licensed podiatrist, a physician assistant, a nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 1841?
AB 1841 is sponsored by Hernandez and Mullin.
What is the current status of AB 1841?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2014. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1841?
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