Plain English Breakdown
The official text does not list an effective date, only noting it passed the legislature and was filed with the Chief Clerk.
Hospitals: Medical Staff Membership
This law expands hospital rules to include more types of health care workers in medical staff organization and membership requirements.
What This Bill Does
- Expands required provisions for hospital staff organization to include dentists, podiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and other specified health care professionals.
- Expands required provisions for medical staff membership to include dentists, podiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, and nurse midwives as specified.
- Makes it unprofessional conduct subject to discipline if a doctor practices in a hospital with 5 or more physicians that lacks these expanded organization rules regarding records, self-governance, membership, and operation.
- Makes it unprofessional conduct subject to discipline if a doctor practices in a hospital with fewer than 5 physicians that lacks these expanded membership rules regarding records and operation.
- States that violating this act is considered a crime unless the text says otherwise.
Who It Names or Affects
- Hospitals with medical staffs of five or more physicians and surgeons.
- Smaller hospitals with fewer than five physicians and surgeons on their staff.
- Dentists, podiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and other specified health care professionals working in these hospitals.
Terms To Know
- Medical Board of California
- The state agency within the Department of Consumer Affairs that enforces rules related to medical services under the Medical Practice Act.
- Unprofessional Conduct
- Actions, such as practicing medicine in a hospital without required staff provisions, that are subject to discipline by the board.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify an effective date.
- The exact list of 'other health care professionals' depends on specific definitions found elsewhere in the law.
- No state reimbursement is required for local costs, but only a general reason is provided without details.