California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 218 — Healing arts: California traditional Chinese medicine traumatologist certification.

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

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Summary

Existing law establishes various boards that license and regulate healing arts practitioners, including physicians and surgeons, chiropractors, physical therapists, and massage therapists. Existing law provides for the voluntary certification of certain practitioners, including the voluntary certification of massage therapists by the California Massage Therapy Council, a nonprofit organization. Existing law prescribes specified educational and other requirements for an applicant to obtain a massage therapy certificate. This bill would establish the California Traditional Chinese Medicine Traumatology Council as a nonprofit organization to provide for the development of standards for and certification of the practice of California traditional Chinese medicine traumatologists, as defined. The bill would require the council to issue a certificate to practice as a California traditional Chinese medicine traumatologist to an applicant who meets certain training and clinical experience requirements, passes a written examination, and pays a fee. The bill would require the council to develop, and report to the Legislature by January 1, 2016, its standards for approving education programs; evaluating the education, training, and clinical experience of applicants; the written examination; and a continuing education program. The bill would make the meetings and deliberations of the council subject to the open meeting requirements and public hearing requirements that apply to state bodies. This bill would prohibit treatment that constitutes the practice of medicine or chiropractic procedures, as defined. This bill would also make it an unfair business practice to use the title of "California certified traditional Chinese medicine traumatologist" without meeting these certification requirements and would specify the circumstances and methods for disciplining a certificate holder.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

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

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

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 6. Page 1184.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 1009.) (May 23).

  10. Set for hearing May 23.

  11. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Set for hearing May 20.

  14. Hearing postponed by committee.

  15. Set for hearing May 13.

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 733.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Set for hearing April 29.

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

  19. Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 638.) Reconsideration granted.

  20. Set for hearing April 22.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  22. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  23. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  24. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14.

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

Sponsors

  • Yee · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Yee

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading

Passed 23 Yea · 6 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22509
Democratic 1101
Total 236010
% of votes cast 59%15%0%26%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Pavley — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Block — Yea
Corbett — Nay
Hancock — Nay
Hill — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Nielsen — Nay
Price — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 4 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 0001
Total 4201
% of votes cast 57%29%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
De León — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 218 do?
Existing law establishes various boards that license and regulate healing arts practitioners, including physicians and surgeons, chiropractors, physical therapists, and massage therapists. Existing law provides for the voluntary certification of certain practitioners, including the voluntary certification of massage therapists by the California Massage Therapy Council, a nonprofit organization. Existing law prescribes specified educational and other requirements for an applicant to obtain a massage therapy certificate. This bill would establish the California Traditional Chinese Medicine Traumatology Council as a nonprofit organization to provide for the development of standards for and certification of the practice of California traditional Chinese medicine traumatologists, as defined. The bill would require the council to issue a certificate to practice as a California traditional Chinese medicine traumatologist to an applicant who meets certain training and clinical experience requirements, passes a written examination, and pays a fee. The bill would require the council to develop, and report to the Legislature by January 1, 2016, its standards for approving education programs; evaluating the education, training, and clinical experience of applicants; the written examination; and a continuing education program. The bill would make the meetings and deliberations of the council subject to the open meeting requirements and public hearing requirements that apply to state bodies. This bill would prohibit treatment that constitutes the practice of medicine or chiropractic procedures, as defined. This bill would also make it an unfair business practice to use the title of "California certified traditional Chinese medicine traumatologist" without meeting these certification requirements and would specify the circumstances and methods for disciplining a certificate holder.
Who sponsors SB 218?
SB 218 is sponsored by Yee.
What is the current status of SB 218?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 218?
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