Amended IN Assembly March 11, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1991Introduced by Assembly Member BontaJanuary 30, 2024An act to amend Section 127885 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. Section 502 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1991, as amended, Bonta. Health Professions Career Opportunity Program. Licensee and registrant records.Existing law establishes uniform requirements for the reporting and collection of workforce data from health care-related licensing boards. Existing law requires certain boards that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants to request specified workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants and requires the data to be requested at the time of electronic license or registration renewal, as specified. Existing law provides that a licensee or registrant is not required to provide the specified workforce data as a condition for license or registration renewal, and that those individuals who do not provide that data are not subject to discipline.This bill would, instead, require certain boards that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants to collect workforce data from their respective licensees or registrants, and would require that data to be required at the time of electronic license or registration renewal, as specified. The bill would, instead, require a licensee or registrant to provide the specified workforce data as a condition for license or registration renewal and would delete the provision that specifies that a licensee or registrant shall not be subject to discipline for not providing that information.Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information and requires the department to maintain a Health Professions Career Opportunity Program to, among other things, implement programs at colleges and universities selected by the department and include in those programs pipeline programs that provide comprehensive academic enrichment, career development, mentorship, and advising in order to support students from underrepresented regions and backgrounds to pursue health careers.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 502 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:502. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, both of the following apply:(1) The Board of Registered Nursing, the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California, the Physician Assistant Board, and the Respiratory Care Board of California shall collect workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants as specified in subdivision (b) for future workforce planning at least biennially. The data shall be collected at the time of electronic license or registration renewal for those boards that utilize electronic renewals for licensees or registrants.(2) All other boards that are not listed in paragraph (1) that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants under this division shall request collect workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants as specified in subdivision (b) for future workforce planning at least biennially. The data shall be requested required at the time of electronic license or registration renewal for those boards that utilize electronic renewals for licensees or registrants.(b) In conformance with specifications under subdivision (d), the workforce data collected or requested required by each board about its licensees and registrants shall include, at a minimum, all of the following information:(1) Anticipated year of retirement.(2) Area of practice or specialty.(3) City, county, and ZIP Code of practice.(4) Date of birth.(5) Educational background and the highest level attained at time of licensure or registration.(6) Gender or gender identity.(7) Hours spent in direct patient care, including telehealth hours as a subcategory, training, research, and administration.(8) Languages spoken.(9) National Provider Identifier.(10) Race or ethnicity.(11) Type of employer or classification of primary practice site among the types of practice sites specified by the board, including, but not limited to, clinic, hospital, managed care organization, or private practice.(12) Work hours.(13) Sexual orientation.(14) Disability status.(c) Each board shall maintain the confidentiality of the information it receives from licensees and registrants under this section and shall only release information in an aggregate form that cannot be used to identify an individual other than as specified in subdivision (e).(d) The Department of Consumer Affairs, in consultation with the Department of Health Care Access and Information, shall specify for each board subject to this section the specific information and data that will be collected or requested pursuant to subdivision (b). The Department of Consumer Affairs identification and specification of this information and data shall be exempt until June 30, 2023, from the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(e) Each board, or the Department of Consumer Affairs on its behalf, shall, beginning on July 1, 2022, and quarterly thereafter, provide the individual licensee and registrant data it collects pursuant to this section to the Department of Health Care Access and Information in a manner directed by the Department of Health Care Access and Information, including license or registration number and associated license or registration information. The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall maintain the confidentiality of the licensee and registrant information it receives and shall only release information in an aggregate form that cannot be used to identify an individual.(f) A licensee or registrant shall not be required to provide the information listed in subdivision (b) as a condition for license or registration renewal, and licensees or registrants shall not be subject to discipline for not providing the information listed in subdivision (b). renewal.(g) This section does not alter or affect mandatory reporting requirements for licensees or registrants established pursuant to this division, including, but not limited to, Sections 1715.5, 1902.2, 2425.3, and 2455.2.SECTION 1.Section 127885 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:127885.(a)The department shall maintain a Health Professions Career Opportunity Program that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1)Implementing programs at colleges and universities selected by the department, which may include public and private institutions.(A)In selecting campuses for the programs, the department shall give priority to campuses in medically underserved areas or with students from groups underrepresented in medicine, a demonstrated commitment to diversity and associated institutional change, a track record of providing tailored student support, and strong health professions school partnerships.(B)The department may enter into contracts, to meet the requirements of this article, with nonprofit entities headquartered in California that have previous experience with administering statewide workforce programs aimed at building a diverse provider workforce.(C)The programs shall include one or both of the following:(i)Pipeline programs that provide comprehensive academic enrichment, career development, mentorship, and advising in order to support students from underrepresented regions and backgrounds to pursue health careers. This may include internships and fellowships to enable students to compete for admission to graduate health professions schools or employment in the health field, including, but not limited to, both of the following:(I)Paid summer internships for students interning in community health centers, in public health departments, in public behavioral health settings, with geriatric providers, and with community-based initiatives that promote health equity.(II)One-year postundergraduate fellowships for in-depth, pregraduate school experience in primary care and prevention, behavioral health, and geriatric health.(ii)Annual postbaccalaureate reapplicant slots and the provision of student scholarships for reapplicant postbaccalaureate students to cover program tuition.(2)Producing and disseminating a series of publications aimed at informing and motivating minority and disadvantaged students to pursue health professional careers.(3)Conducting a conference series aimed at informing students of opportunities in health professional training and mechanisms of successfully preparing to enter the training.(4)Providing support and technical assistance to health professional schools and colleges as well as to student and community organizations active in health professional development of underrepresented groups in medicine.(5)Conducting relevant health workforce information and data analysis regarding underrepresented groups in medicine.(6)Providing necessary consultation, recruitment, and counseling through other means.(7)Supporting and encouraging health professionals in training who are from underrepresented groups to practice in health professional shortage areas of California.(b)This section shall be implemented only to the extent that funds are appropriated for its purposes in the annual Budget Act or other statute.
Amended IN Assembly March 11, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1991Introduced by Assembly Member BontaJanuary 30, 2024An act to amend Section 127885 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. Section 502 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1991, as amended, Bonta. Health Professions Career Opportunity Program. Licensee and registrant records.Existing law establishes uniform requirements for the reporting and collection of workforce data from health care-related licensing boards. Existing law requires certain boards that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants to request specified workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants and requires the data to be requested at the time of electronic license or registration renewal, as specified. Existing law provides that a licensee or registrant is not required to provide the specified workforce data as a condition for license or registration renewal, and that those individuals who do not provide that data are not subject to discipline.This bill would, instead, require certain boards that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants to collect workforce data from their respective licensees or registrants, and would require that data to be required at the time of electronic license or registration renewal, as specified. The bill would, instead, require a licensee or registrant to provide the specified workforce data as a condition for license or registration renewal and would delete the provision that specifies that a licensee or registrant shall not be subject to discipline for not providing that information.Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information and requires the department to maintain a Health Professions Career Opportunity Program to, among other things, implement programs at colleges and universities selected by the department and include in those programs pipeline programs that provide comprehensive academic enrichment, career development, mentorship, and advising in order to support students from underrepresented regions and backgrounds to pursue health careers.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 11, 2024
Amended IN Assembly March 11, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1991
Introduced by Assembly Member BontaJanuary 30, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta
January 30, 2024
An act to amend Section 127885 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. Section 502 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1991, as amended, Bonta. Health Professions Career Opportunity Program. Licensee and registrant records.
Existing law establishes uniform requirements for the reporting and collection of workforce data from health care-related licensing boards. Existing law requires certain boards that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants to request specified workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants and requires the data to be requested at the time of electronic license or registration renewal, as specified. Existing law provides that a licensee or registrant is not required to provide the specified workforce data as a condition for license or registration renewal, and that those individuals who do not provide that data are not subject to discipline.This bill would, instead, require certain boards that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants to collect workforce data from their respective licensees or registrants, and would require that data to be required at the time of electronic license or registration renewal, as specified. The bill would, instead, require a licensee or registrant to provide the specified workforce data as a condition for license or registration renewal and would delete the provision that specifies that a licensee or registrant shall not be subject to discipline for not providing that information.Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information and requires the department to maintain a Health Professions Career Opportunity Program to, among other things, implement programs at colleges and universities selected by the department and include in those programs pipeline programs that provide comprehensive academic enrichment, career development, mentorship, and advising in order to support students from underrepresented regions and backgrounds to pursue health careers.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
Existing law establishes uniform requirements for the reporting and collection of workforce data from health care-related licensing boards. Existing law requires certain boards that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants to request specified workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants and requires the data to be requested at the time of electronic license or registration renewal, as specified. Existing law provides that a licensee or registrant is not required to provide the specified workforce data as a condition for license or registration renewal, and that those individuals who do not provide that data are not subject to discipline.
This bill would, instead, require certain boards that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants to collect workforce data from their respective licensees or registrants, and would require that data to be required at the time of electronic license or registration renewal, as specified. The bill would, instead, require a licensee or registrant to provide the specified workforce data as a condition for license or registration renewal and would delete the provision that specifies that a licensee or registrant shall not be subject to discipline for not providing that information.
Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information and requires the department to maintain a Health Professions Career Opportunity Program to, among other things, implement programs at colleges and universities selected by the department and include in those programs pipeline programs that provide comprehensive academic enrichment, career development, mentorship, and advising in order to support students from underrepresented regions and backgrounds to pursue health careers.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 502 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:502. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, both of the following apply:(1) The Board of Registered Nursing, the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California, the Physician Assistant Board, and the Respiratory Care Board of California shall collect workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants as specified in subdivision (b) for future workforce planning at least biennially. The data shall be collected at the time of electronic license or registration renewal for those boards that utilize electronic renewals for licensees or registrants.(2) All other boards that are not listed in paragraph (1) that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants under this division shall request collect workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants as specified in subdivision (b) for future workforce planning at least biennially. The data shall be requested required at the time of electronic license or registration renewal for those boards that utilize electronic renewals for licensees or registrants.(b) In conformance with specifications under subdivision (d), the workforce data collected or requested required by each board about its licensees and registrants shall include, at a minimum, all of the following information:(1) Anticipated year of retirement.(2) Area of practice or specialty.(3) City, county, and ZIP Code of practice.(4) Date of birth.(5) Educational background and the highest level attained at time of licensure or registration.(6) Gender or gender identity.(7) Hours spent in direct patient care, including telehealth hours as a subcategory, training, research, and administration.(8) Languages spoken.(9) National Provider Identifier.(10) Race or ethnicity.(11) Type of employer or classification of primary practice site among the types of practice sites specified by the board, including, but not limited to, clinic, hospital, managed care organization, or private practice.(12) Work hours.(13) Sexual orientation.(14) Disability status.(c) Each board shall maintain the confidentiality of the information it receives from licensees and registrants under this section and shall only release information in an aggregate form that cannot be used to identify an individual other than as specified in subdivision (e).(d) The Department of Consumer Affairs, in consultation with the Department of Health Care Access and Information, shall specify for each board subject to this section the specific information and data that will be collected or requested pursuant to subdivision (b). The Department of Consumer Affairs identification and specification of this information and data shall be exempt until June 30, 2023, from the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(e) Each board, or the Department of Consumer Affairs on its behalf, shall, beginning on July 1, 2022, and quarterly thereafter, provide the individual licensee and registrant data it collects pursuant to this section to the Department of Health Care Access and Information in a manner directed by the Department of Health Care Access and Information, including license or registration number and associated license or registration information. The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall maintain the confidentiality of the licensee and registrant information it receives and shall only release information in an aggregate form that cannot be used to identify an individual.(f) A licensee or registrant shall not be required to provide the information listed in subdivision (b) as a condition for license or registration renewal, and licensees or registrants shall not be subject to discipline for not providing the information listed in subdivision (b). renewal.(g) This section does not alter or affect mandatory reporting requirements for licensees or registrants established pursuant to this division, including, but not limited to, Sections 1715.5, 1902.2, 2425.3, and 2455.2.SECTION 1.Section 127885 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:127885.(a)The department shall maintain a Health Professions Career Opportunity Program that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1)Implementing programs at colleges and universities selected by the department, which may include public and private institutions.(A)In selecting campuses for the programs, the department shall give priority to campuses in medically underserved areas or with students from groups underrepresented in medicine, a demonstrated commitment to diversity and associated institutional change, a track record of providing tailored student support, and strong health professions school partnerships.(B)The department may enter into contracts, to meet the requirements of this article, with nonprofit entities headquartered in California that have previous experience with administering statewide workforce programs aimed at building a diverse provider workforce.(C)The programs shall include one or both of the following:(i)Pipeline programs that provide comprehensive academic enrichment, career development, mentorship, and advising in order to support students from underrepresented regions and backgrounds to pursue health careers. This may include internships and fellowships to enable students to compete for admission to graduate health professions schools or employment in the health field, including, but not limited to, both of the following:(I)Paid summer internships for students interning in community health centers, in public health departments, in public behavioral health settings, with geriatric providers, and with community-based initiatives that promote health equity.(II)One-year postundergraduate fellowships for in-depth, pregraduate school experience in primary care and prevention, behavioral health, and geriatric health.(ii)Annual postbaccalaureate reapplicant slots and the provision of student scholarships for reapplicant postbaccalaureate students to cover program tuition.(2)Producing and disseminating a series of publications aimed at informing and motivating minority and disadvantaged students to pursue health professional careers.(3)Conducting a conference series aimed at informing students of opportunities in health professional training and mechanisms of successfully preparing to enter the training.(4)Providing support and technical assistance to health professional schools and colleges as well as to student and community organizations active in health professional development of underrepresented groups in medicine.(5)Conducting relevant health workforce information and data analysis regarding underrepresented groups in medicine.(6)Providing necessary consultation, recruitment, and counseling through other means.(7)Supporting and encouraging health professionals in training who are from underrepresented groups to practice in health professional shortage areas of California.(b)This section shall be implemented only to the extent that funds are appropriated for its purposes in the annual Budget Act or other statute.
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 502 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:502. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, both of the following apply:(1) The Board of Registered Nursing, the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California, the Physician Assistant Board, and the Respiratory Care Board of California shall collect workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants as specified in subdivision (b) for future workforce planning at least biennially. The data shall be collected at the time of electronic license or registration renewal for those boards that utilize electronic renewals for licensees or registrants.(2) All other boards that are not listed in paragraph (1) that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants under this division shall request collect workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants as specified in subdivision (b) for future workforce planning at least biennially. The data shall be requested required at the time of electronic license or registration renewal for those boards that utilize electronic renewals for licensees or registrants.(b) In conformance with specifications under subdivision (d), the workforce data collected or requested required by each board about its licensees and registrants shall include, at a minimum, all of the following information:(1) Anticipated year of retirement.(2) Area of practice or specialty.(3) City, county, and ZIP Code of practice.(4) Date of birth.(5) Educational background and the highest level attained at time of licensure or registration.(6) Gender or gender identity.(7) Hours spent in direct patient care, including telehealth hours as a subcategory, training, research, and administration.(8) Languages spoken.(9) National Provider Identifier.(10) Race or ethnicity.(11) Type of employer or classification of primary practice site among the types of practice sites specified by the board, including, but not limited to, clinic, hospital, managed care organization, or private practice.(12) Work hours.(13) Sexual orientation.(14) Disability status.(c) Each board shall maintain the confidentiality of the information it receives from licensees and registrants under this section and shall only release information in an aggregate form that cannot be used to identify an individual other than as specified in subdivision (e).(d) The Department of Consumer Affairs, in consultation with the Department of Health Care Access and Information, shall specify for each board subject to this section the specific information and data that will be collected or requested pursuant to subdivision (b). The Department of Consumer Affairs identification and specification of this information and data shall be exempt until June 30, 2023, from the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(e) Each board, or the Department of Consumer Affairs on its behalf, shall, beginning on July 1, 2022, and quarterly thereafter, provide the individual licensee and registrant data it collects pursuant to this section to the Department of Health Care Access and Information in a manner directed by the Department of Health Care Access and Information, including license or registration number and associated license or registration information. The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall maintain the confidentiality of the licensee and registrant information it receives and shall only release information in an aggregate form that cannot be used to identify an individual.(f) A licensee or registrant shall not be required to provide the information listed in subdivision (b) as a condition for license or registration renewal, and licensees or registrants shall not be subject to discipline for not providing the information listed in subdivision (b). renewal.(g) This section does not alter or affect mandatory reporting requirements for licensees or registrants established pursuant to this division, including, but not limited to, Sections 1715.5, 1902.2, 2425.3, and 2455.2.
SECTION 1. Section 502 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
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502. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, both of the following apply:(1) The Board of Registered Nursing, the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California, the Physician Assistant Board, and the Respiratory Care Board of California shall collect workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants as specified in subdivision (b) for future workforce planning at least biennially. The data shall be collected at the time of electronic license or registration renewal for those boards that utilize electronic renewals for licensees or registrants.(2) All other boards that are not listed in paragraph (1) that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants under this division shall request collect workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants as specified in subdivision (b) for future workforce planning at least biennially. The data shall be requested required at the time of electronic license or registration renewal for those boards that utilize electronic renewals for licensees or registrants.(b) In conformance with specifications under subdivision (d), the workforce data collected or requested required by each board about its licensees and registrants shall include, at a minimum, all of the following information:(1) Anticipated year of retirement.(2) Area of practice or specialty.(3) City, county, and ZIP Code of practice.(4) Date of birth.(5) Educational background and the highest level attained at time of licensure or registration.(6) Gender or gender identity.(7) Hours spent in direct patient care, including telehealth hours as a subcategory, training, research, and administration.(8) Languages spoken.(9) National Provider Identifier.(10) Race or ethnicity.(11) Type of employer or classification of primary practice site among the types of practice sites specified by the board, including, but not limited to, clinic, hospital, managed care organization, or private practice.(12) Work hours.(13) Sexual orientation.(14) Disability status.(c) Each board shall maintain the confidentiality of the information it receives from licensees and registrants under this section and shall only release information in an aggregate form that cannot be used to identify an individual other than as specified in subdivision (e).(d) The Department of Consumer Affairs, in consultation with the Department of Health Care Access and Information, shall specify for each board subject to this section the specific information and data that will be collected or requested pursuant to subdivision (b). The Department of Consumer Affairs identification and specification of this information and data shall be exempt until June 30, 2023, from the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(e) Each board, or the Department of Consumer Affairs on its behalf, shall, beginning on July 1, 2022, and quarterly thereafter, provide the individual licensee and registrant data it collects pursuant to this section to the Department of Health Care Access and Information in a manner directed by the Department of Health Care Access and Information, including license or registration number and associated license or registration information. The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall maintain the confidentiality of the licensee and registrant information it receives and shall only release information in an aggregate form that cannot be used to identify an individual.(f) A licensee or registrant shall not be required to provide the information listed in subdivision (b) as a condition for license or registration renewal, and licensees or registrants shall not be subject to discipline for not providing the information listed in subdivision (b). renewal.(g) This section does not alter or affect mandatory reporting requirements for licensees or registrants established pursuant to this division, including, but not limited to, Sections 1715.5, 1902.2, 2425.3, and 2455.2.
502. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, both of the following apply:(1) The Board of Registered Nursing, the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California, the Physician Assistant Board, and the Respiratory Care Board of California shall collect workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants as specified in subdivision (b) for future workforce planning at least biennially. The data shall be collected at the time of electronic license or registration renewal for those boards that utilize electronic renewals for licensees or registrants.(2) All other boards that are not listed in paragraph (1) that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants under this division shall request collect workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants as specified in subdivision (b) for future workforce planning at least biennially. The data shall be requested required at the time of electronic license or registration renewal for those boards that utilize electronic renewals for licensees or registrants.(b) In conformance with specifications under subdivision (d), the workforce data collected or requested required by each board about its licensees and registrants shall include, at a minimum, all of the following information:(1) Anticipated year of retirement.(2) Area of practice or specialty.(3) City, county, and ZIP Code of practice.(4) Date of birth.(5) Educational background and the highest level attained at time of licensure or registration.(6) Gender or gender identity.(7) Hours spent in direct patient care, including telehealth hours as a subcategory, training, research, and administration.(8) Languages spoken.(9) National Provider Identifier.(10) Race or ethnicity.(11) Type of employer or classification of primary practice site among the types of practice sites specified by the board, including, but not limited to, clinic, hospital, managed care organization, or private practice.(12) Work hours.(13) Sexual orientation.(14) Disability status.(c) Each board shall maintain the confidentiality of the information it receives from licensees and registrants under this section and shall only release information in an aggregate form that cannot be used to identify an individual other than as specified in subdivision (e).(d) The Department of Consumer Affairs, in consultation with the Department of Health Care Access and Information, shall specify for each board subject to this section the specific information and data that will be collected or requested pursuant to subdivision (b). The Department of Consumer Affairs identification and specification of this information and data shall be exempt until June 30, 2023, from the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(e) Each board, or the Department of Consumer Affairs on its behalf, shall, beginning on July 1, 2022, and quarterly thereafter, provide the individual licensee and registrant data it collects pursuant to this section to the Department of Health Care Access and Information in a manner directed by the Department of Health Care Access and Information, including license or registration number and associated license or registration information. The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall maintain the confidentiality of the licensee and registrant information it receives and shall only release information in an aggregate form that cannot be used to identify an individual.(f) A licensee or registrant shall not be required to provide the information listed in subdivision (b) as a condition for license or registration renewal, and licensees or registrants shall not be subject to discipline for not providing the information listed in subdivision (b). renewal.(g) This section does not alter or affect mandatory reporting requirements for licensees or registrants established pursuant to this division, including, but not limited to, Sections 1715.5, 1902.2, 2425.3, and 2455.2.
502. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, both of the following apply:(1) The Board of Registered Nursing, the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California, the Physician Assistant Board, and the Respiratory Care Board of California shall collect workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants as specified in subdivision (b) for future workforce planning at least biennially. The data shall be collected at the time of electronic license or registration renewal for those boards that utilize electronic renewals for licensees or registrants.(2) All other boards that are not listed in paragraph (1) that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants under this division shall request collect workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants as specified in subdivision (b) for future workforce planning at least biennially. The data shall be requested required at the time of electronic license or registration renewal for those boards that utilize electronic renewals for licensees or registrants.(b) In conformance with specifications under subdivision (d), the workforce data collected or requested required by each board about its licensees and registrants shall include, at a minimum, all of the following information:(1) Anticipated year of retirement.(2) Area of practice or specialty.(3) City, county, and ZIP Code of practice.(4) Date of birth.(5) Educational background and the highest level attained at time of licensure or registration.(6) Gender or gender identity.(7) Hours spent in direct patient care, including telehealth hours as a subcategory, training, research, and administration.(8) Languages spoken.(9) National Provider Identifier.(10) Race or ethnicity.(11) Type of employer or classification of primary practice site among the types of practice sites specified by the board, including, but not limited to, clinic, hospital, managed care organization, or private practice.(12) Work hours.(13) Sexual orientation.(14) Disability status.(c) Each board shall maintain the confidentiality of the information it receives from licensees and registrants under this section and shall only release information in an aggregate form that cannot be used to identify an individual other than as specified in subdivision (e).(d) The Department of Consumer Affairs, in consultation with the Department of Health Care Access and Information, shall specify for each board subject to this section the specific information and data that will be collected or requested pursuant to subdivision (b). The Department of Consumer Affairs identification and specification of this information and data shall be exempt until June 30, 2023, from the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(e) Each board, or the Department of Consumer Affairs on its behalf, shall, beginning on July 1, 2022, and quarterly thereafter, provide the individual licensee and registrant data it collects pursuant to this section to the Department of Health Care Access and Information in a manner directed by the Department of Health Care Access and Information, including license or registration number and associated license or registration information. The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall maintain the confidentiality of the licensee and registrant information it receives and shall only release information in an aggregate form that cannot be used to identify an individual.(f) A licensee or registrant shall not be required to provide the information listed in subdivision (b) as a condition for license or registration renewal, and licensees or registrants shall not be subject to discipline for not providing the information listed in subdivision (b). renewal.(g) This section does not alter or affect mandatory reporting requirements for licensees or registrants established pursuant to this division, including, but not limited to, Sections 1715.5, 1902.2, 2425.3, and 2455.2.
502. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, both of the following apply:
(1) The Board of Registered Nursing, the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California, the Physician Assistant Board, and the Respiratory Care Board of California shall collect workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants as specified in subdivision (b) for future workforce planning at least biennially. The data shall be collected at the time of electronic license or registration renewal for those boards that utilize electronic renewals for licensees or registrants.
(2) All other boards that are not listed in paragraph (1) that regulate healing arts licensees or registrants under this division shall request collect workforce data from their respective licensees and registrants as specified in subdivision (b) for future workforce planning at least biennially. The data shall be requested required at the time of electronic license or registration renewal for those boards that utilize electronic renewals for licensees or registrants.
(b) In conformance with specifications under subdivision (d), the workforce data collected or requested required by each board about its licensees and registrants shall include, at a minimum, all of the following information:
(1) Anticipated year of retirement.
(2) Area of practice or specialty.
(3) City, county, and ZIP Code of practice.
(4) Date of birth.
(5) Educational background and the highest level attained at time of licensure or registration.
(6) Gender or gender identity.
(7) Hours spent in direct patient care, including telehealth hours as a subcategory, training, research, and administration.
(8) Languages spoken.
(9) National Provider Identifier.
(10) Race or ethnicity.
(11) Type of employer or classification of primary practice site among the types of practice sites specified by the board, including, but not limited to, clinic, hospital, managed care organization, or private practice.
(12) Work hours.
(13) Sexual orientation.
(14) Disability status.
(c) Each board shall maintain the confidentiality of the information it receives from licensees and registrants under this section and shall only release information in an aggregate form that cannot be used to identify an individual other than as specified in subdivision (e).
(d) The Department of Consumer Affairs, in consultation with the Department of Health Care Access and Information, shall specify for each board subject to this section the specific information and data that will be collected or requested pursuant to subdivision (b). The Department of Consumer Affairs identification and specification of this information and data shall be exempt until June 30, 2023, from the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(e) Each board, or the Department of Consumer Affairs on its behalf, shall, beginning on July 1, 2022, and quarterly thereafter, provide the individual licensee and registrant data it collects pursuant to this section to the Department of Health Care Access and Information in a manner directed by the Department of Health Care Access and Information, including license or registration number and associated license or registration information. The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall maintain the confidentiality of the licensee and registrant information it receives and shall only release information in an aggregate form that cannot be used to identify an individual.
(f) A licensee or registrant shall not be required to provide the information listed in subdivision (b) as a condition for license or registration renewal, and licensees or registrants shall not be subject to discipline for not providing the information listed in subdivision (b). renewal.
(g) This section does not alter or affect mandatory reporting requirements for licensees or registrants established pursuant to this division, including, but not limited to, Sections 1715.5, 1902.2, 2425.3, and 2455.2.
(a)The department shall maintain a Health Professions Career Opportunity Program that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1)Implementing programs at colleges and universities selected by the department, which may include public and private institutions.
(A)In selecting campuses for the programs, the department shall give priority to campuses in medically underserved areas or with students from groups underrepresented in medicine, a demonstrated commitment to diversity and associated institutional change, a track record of providing tailored student support, and strong health professions school partnerships.
(B)The department may enter into contracts, to meet the requirements of this article, with nonprofit entities headquartered in California that have previous experience with administering statewide workforce programs aimed at building a diverse provider workforce.
(C)The programs shall include one or both of the following:
(i)Pipeline programs that provide comprehensive academic enrichment, career development, mentorship, and advising in order to support students from underrepresented regions and backgrounds to pursue health careers. This may include internships and fellowships to enable students to compete for admission to graduate health professions schools or employment in the health field, including, but not limited to, both of the following:
(I)Paid summer internships for students interning in community health centers, in public health departments, in public behavioral health settings, with geriatric providers, and with community-based initiatives that promote health equity.
(II)One-year postundergraduate fellowships for in-depth, pregraduate school experience in primary care and prevention, behavioral health, and geriatric health.
(ii)Annual postbaccalaureate reapplicant slots and the provision of student scholarships for reapplicant postbaccalaureate students to cover program tuition.
(2)Producing and disseminating a series of publications aimed at informing and motivating minority and disadvantaged students to pursue health professional careers.
(3)Conducting a conference series aimed at informing students of opportunities in health professional training and mechanisms of successfully preparing to enter the training.
(4)Providing support and technical assistance to health professional schools and colleges as well as to student and community organizations active in health professional development of underrepresented groups in medicine.
(5)Conducting relevant health workforce information and data analysis regarding underrepresented groups in medicine.
(6)Providing necessary consultation, recruitment, and counseling through other means.
(7)Supporting and encouraging health professionals in training who are from underrepresented groups to practice in health professional shortage areas of California.
(b)This section shall be implemented only to the extent that funds are appropriated for its purposes in the annual Budget Act or other statute.