CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 443Introduced by Assembly Member CarrilloFebruary 04, 2021 An act to add Section 2028 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 443, as introduced, Carrillo. International medical graduates.Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons. Existing law establishes the University of California at Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicines International Medical Graduate Program to allow selected international medical graduates in a preresidency training program at the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine to receive hands-on clinical instruction, as prescribed.This bill would make findings and declarations regarding the states need for Spanish-speaking physicians to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking limited English proficient patients. The bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to expand the existing pool of international medical graduates in California.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2028 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:2028. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:(1) Bilingual international medical graduates can help meet the needs of medically underserved regions with limited English proficient populations.(2) There is an increasing number of undergraduate students born in the United States who attend medical school in foreign Spanish-speaking countries, and are considered international medical graduates.(3) Spanish-speaking physicians, including Spanish-speaking international medical graduates, are highly underrepresented in Californias physician workforce.(4) California needs Spanish-speaking physicians to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking limited English proficient patients more than any other linguistically underrepresented language group.(5) The current supply is limited and insufficient to address the expected demand from the limited English proficient Spanish-speaking population.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to expand the existing pool of international medical graduates in California.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 443Introduced by Assembly Member CarrilloFebruary 04, 2021 An act to add Section 2028 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 443, as introduced, Carrillo. International medical graduates.Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons. Existing law establishes the University of California at Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicines International Medical Graduate Program to allow selected international medical graduates in a preresidency training program at the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine to receive hands-on clinical instruction, as prescribed.This bill would make findings and declarations regarding the states need for Spanish-speaking physicians to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking limited English proficient patients. The bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to expand the existing pool of international medical graduates in California.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 443
Introduced by Assembly Member CarrilloFebruary 04, 2021
Introduced by Assembly Member Carrillo
February 04, 2021
An act to add Section 2028 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 443, as introduced, Carrillo. International medical graduates.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons. Existing law establishes the University of California at Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicines International Medical Graduate Program to allow selected international medical graduates in a preresidency training program at the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine to receive hands-on clinical instruction, as prescribed.This bill would make findings and declarations regarding the states need for Spanish-speaking physicians to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking limited English proficient patients. The bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to expand the existing pool of international medical graduates in California.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons. Existing law establishes the University of California at Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicines International Medical Graduate Program to allow selected international medical graduates in a preresidency training program at the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine to receive hands-on clinical instruction, as prescribed.
This bill would make findings and declarations regarding the states need for Spanish-speaking physicians to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking limited English proficient patients. The bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to expand the existing pool of international medical graduates in California.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2028 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:2028. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:(1) Bilingual international medical graduates can help meet the needs of medically underserved regions with limited English proficient populations.(2) There is an increasing number of undergraduate students born in the United States who attend medical school in foreign Spanish-speaking countries, and are considered international medical graduates.(3) Spanish-speaking physicians, including Spanish-speaking international medical graduates, are highly underrepresented in Californias physician workforce.(4) California needs Spanish-speaking physicians to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking limited English proficient patients more than any other linguistically underrepresented language group.(5) The current supply is limited and insufficient to address the expected demand from the limited English proficient Spanish-speaking population.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to expand the existing pool of international medical graduates in California.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2028 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:2028. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:(1) Bilingual international medical graduates can help meet the needs of medically underserved regions with limited English proficient populations.(2) There is an increasing number of undergraduate students born in the United States who attend medical school in foreign Spanish-speaking countries, and are considered international medical graduates.(3) Spanish-speaking physicians, including Spanish-speaking international medical graduates, are highly underrepresented in Californias physician workforce.(4) California needs Spanish-speaking physicians to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking limited English proficient patients more than any other linguistically underrepresented language group.(5) The current supply is limited and insufficient to address the expected demand from the limited English proficient Spanish-speaking population.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to expand the existing pool of international medical graduates in California.
SECTION 1. Section 2028 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
2028. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:(1) Bilingual international medical graduates can help meet the needs of medically underserved regions with limited English proficient populations.(2) There is an increasing number of undergraduate students born in the United States who attend medical school in foreign Spanish-speaking countries, and are considered international medical graduates.(3) Spanish-speaking physicians, including Spanish-speaking international medical graduates, are highly underrepresented in Californias physician workforce.(4) California needs Spanish-speaking physicians to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking limited English proficient patients more than any other linguistically underrepresented language group.(5) The current supply is limited and insufficient to address the expected demand from the limited English proficient Spanish-speaking population.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to expand the existing pool of international medical graduates in California.
2028. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:(1) Bilingual international medical graduates can help meet the needs of medically underserved regions with limited English proficient populations.(2) There is an increasing number of undergraduate students born in the United States who attend medical school in foreign Spanish-speaking countries, and are considered international medical graduates.(3) Spanish-speaking physicians, including Spanish-speaking international medical graduates, are highly underrepresented in Californias physician workforce.(4) California needs Spanish-speaking physicians to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking limited English proficient patients more than any other linguistically underrepresented language group.(5) The current supply is limited and insufficient to address the expected demand from the limited English proficient Spanish-speaking population.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to expand the existing pool of international medical graduates in California.
2028. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:(1) Bilingual international medical graduates can help meet the needs of medically underserved regions with limited English proficient populations.(2) There is an increasing number of undergraduate students born in the United States who attend medical school in foreign Spanish-speaking countries, and are considered international medical graduates.(3) Spanish-speaking physicians, including Spanish-speaking international medical graduates, are highly underrepresented in Californias physician workforce.(4) California needs Spanish-speaking physicians to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking limited English proficient patients more than any other linguistically underrepresented language group.(5) The current supply is limited and insufficient to address the expected demand from the limited English proficient Spanish-speaking population.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to expand the existing pool of international medical graduates in California.
2028. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Bilingual international medical graduates can help meet the needs of medically underserved regions with limited English proficient populations.
(2) There is an increasing number of undergraduate students born in the United States who attend medical school in foreign Spanish-speaking countries, and are considered international medical graduates.
(3) Spanish-speaking physicians, including Spanish-speaking international medical graduates, are highly underrepresented in Californias physician workforce.
(4) California needs Spanish-speaking physicians to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking limited English proficient patients more than any other linguistically underrepresented language group.
(5) The current supply is limited and insufficient to address the expected demand from the limited English proficient Spanish-speaking population.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to expand the existing pool of international medical graduates in California.