California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 443 — Physicians and surgeons: fellowship programs: special faculty permits.

Last action — In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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, the Medical Practice Act, authorizes physicians who are not citizens and who seek postgraduate study to, after application to and approval by the Medical Board of California, be permitted to participate in a fellowship program in a specialty or subspecialty field, if the fellowship program is given in a hospital in this state which is approved by the Joint Commission and if the service is satisfactory to the board. This bill would authorize physicians who are not citizens and who seek postgraduate study to, after application to and approval by the board, be permitted to participate in a fellowship program in a specialty or subspecialty field if certain criteria are met, including that the fellowship program is given in a federally qualified health center, as defined, in this state that receives funding from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration Health Center Program and the service is satisfactory to the board. The Medical Practice Act also authorizes a holder of a special faculty permit to practice medicine only within the medical school itself, any affiliated institution of the medical school, or an academic medical center and any affiliated institution in which the permitholder is providing instruction as part of the medical school's or academic medical center's educational program and for which the medical school or academic medical center has assumed direct responsibility. The act prescribes criteria that a person is required to satisfy in order to apply for a special faculty permit, including that the person is academically eminent and possesses a current valid license to practice medicine issued by another state, country, or other jurisdiction. The act provides that a person is "academically eminent" if the person either holds or has been offered a full-time appointment at the level of full professor in a tenure track position, or its equivalent, at an academic medical center, as defined, or a California medical school approved by the board or the person is clearly outstanding in a specific field of medicine or surgery and has been offered by the dean of a medical school or the dean or chief medical officer of an academic medical center a full-time academic appointment at the level of full professor or associate professor, and a great need exists to fill that position. This bill would additionally authorize a holder of a special faculty permit to practice medicine in a federally qualified health center and any affiliated institution. The bill would also provide that a person is also academically eminent if the person is an immigrant international medical graduate, as defined, participating in a fellowship program in a specialty or subspecialty field in a rural community or underserved community.

Bill Text

Action History

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

  2. In committee: Hearing for testimony only.

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

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

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1586.)

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 12).

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

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

  11. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

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

  13. Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH.

  14. From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.

  15. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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Votes

AB 443 Carrillo Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27000
Unaffiliated 41000
Republican 9001
Total 77001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wood — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Not Voting
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Democratic 6000
Republican 2000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10000
Republican 3000
Democratic 6000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Salas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea

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Subjects

immigration healthcare education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 443 do?
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, authorizes physicians who are not citizens and who seek postgraduate study to, after application to and approval by the Medical Board of California, be permitted to participate in a fellowship program in a specialty or subspecialty field, if the fellowship program is given in a hospital in this state which is approved by the Joint Commission and if the service is satisfactory to the board. This bill would authorize physicians who are not citizens and who seek postgraduate study to, after application to and approval by the board, be permitted to participate in a fellowship program in a specialty or subspecialty field if certain criteria are met, including that the fellowship program is given in a federally qualified health center, as defined, in this state that receives funding from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration Health Center Program and the service is satisfactory to the board. The Medical Practice Act also authorizes a holder of a special faculty permit to practice medicine only within the medical school itself, any affiliated institution of the medical school, or an academic medical center and any affiliated institution in which the permitholder is providing instruction as part of the medical school's or academic medical center's educational program and for which the medical school or academic medical center has assumed direct responsibility. The act prescribes criteria that a person is required to satisfy in order to apply for a special faculty permit, including that the person is academically eminent and possesses a current valid license to practice medicine issued by another state, country, or other jurisdiction. The act provides that a person is "academically eminent" if the person either holds or has been offered a full-time appointment at the level of full professor in a tenure track position, or its equivalent, at an academic medical center, as defined, or a California medical school approved by the board or the person is clearly outstanding in a specific field of medicine or surgery and has been offered by the dean of a medical school or the dean or chief medical officer of an academic medical center a full-time academic appointment at the level of full professor or associate professor, and a great need exists to fill that position. This bill would additionally authorize a holder of a special faculty permit to practice medicine in a federally qualified health center and any affiliated institution. The bill would also provide that a person is also academically eminent if the person is an immigrant international medical graduate, as defined, participating in a fellowship program in a specialty or subspecialty field in a rural community or underserved community.
Who sponsors AB 443?
AB 443 is sponsored by Carrillo, Juan (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 443?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 443?
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