California 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB1991 Amended / Bill

Filed 07/02/2024

                    Amended IN  Senate  July 02, 2024 Amended IN  Senate  June 25, 2024 Amended IN  Assembly  April 17, 2024 Amended IN  Assembly  March 11, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1991Introduced by Assembly Member BontaJanuary 30, 2024An act to add Section 850.2 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1991, as amended, Bonta. Licensee and registrant renewal: National Provider Identifier.Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts professions and vocations by boards established within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and establishes the standards for licensure or certification of health professionals. Existing law makes certain violations of specified provisions relating to healing arts by a licensee or registrant a crime.This bill would require a healing arts board, as defined, to require a licensee or registrant who electronically renews their license or registration to provide to that board the licensees or registrants individual National Provider Identifier. Identifier, if they have one. The bill would provide that a violation of the bills requirements is not a crime.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 850.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, immediately following Section 850.1, to read:850.2. (a) For purposes of this section, healing arts board means any board, division, or examining committee in the Department of Consumer Affairs that licenses or certifies health professionals.(b) A healing arts board shall require a licensee or registrant who electronically renews their license or registration to provide to that board the licensees or registrants individual National Provider Identifier. Identifier, if they have one.(c) A violation of this section shall not constitute a crime.

 Amended IN  Senate  July 02, 2024 Amended IN  Senate  June 25, 2024 Amended IN  Assembly  April 17, 2024 Amended IN  Assembly  March 11, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1991Introduced by Assembly Member BontaJanuary 30, 2024An act to add Section 850.2 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1991, as amended, Bonta. Licensee and registrant renewal: National Provider Identifier.Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts professions and vocations by boards established within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and establishes the standards for licensure or certification of health professionals. Existing law makes certain violations of specified provisions relating to healing arts by a licensee or registrant a crime.This bill would require a healing arts board, as defined, to require a licensee or registrant who electronically renews their license or registration to provide to that board the licensees or registrants individual National Provider Identifier. Identifier, if they have one. The bill would provide that a violation of the bills requirements is not a crime.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO 

 Amended IN  Senate  July 02, 2024 Amended IN  Senate  June 25, 2024 Amended IN  Assembly  April 17, 2024 Amended IN  Assembly  March 11, 2024

Amended IN  Senate  July 02, 2024
Amended IN  Senate  June 25, 2024
Amended IN  Assembly  April 17, 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 add Section 850.2 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1991, as amended, Bonta. Licensee and registrant renewal: National Provider Identifier.

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts professions and vocations by boards established within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and establishes the standards for licensure or certification of health professionals. Existing law makes certain violations of specified provisions relating to healing arts by a licensee or registrant a crime.This bill would require a healing arts board, as defined, to require a licensee or registrant who electronically renews their license or registration to provide to that board the licensees or registrants individual National Provider Identifier. Identifier, if they have one. The bill would provide that a violation of the bills requirements is not a crime.

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts professions and vocations by boards established within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and establishes the standards for licensure or certification of health professionals. Existing law makes certain violations of specified provisions relating to healing arts by a licensee or registrant a crime.

This bill would require a healing arts board, as defined, to require a licensee or registrant who electronically renews their license or registration to provide to that board the licensees or registrants individual National Provider Identifier. Identifier, if they have one. The bill would provide that a violation of the bills requirements is not a crime.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 850.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, immediately following Section 850.1, to read:850.2. (a) For purposes of this section, healing arts board means any board, division, or examining committee in the Department of Consumer Affairs that licenses or certifies health professionals.(b) A healing arts board shall require a licensee or registrant who electronically renews their license or registration to provide to that board the licensees or registrants individual National Provider Identifier. Identifier, if they have one.(c) A violation of this section shall not constitute a crime.

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 850.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, immediately following Section 850.1, to read:850.2. (a) For purposes of this section, healing arts board means any board, division, or examining committee in the Department of Consumer Affairs that licenses or certifies health professionals.(b) A healing arts board shall require a licensee or registrant who electronically renews their license or registration to provide to that board the licensees or registrants individual National Provider Identifier. Identifier, if they have one.(c) A violation of this section shall not constitute a crime.

SECTION 1. Section 850.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, immediately following Section 850.1, to read:

### SECTION 1.

850.2. (a) For purposes of this section, healing arts board means any board, division, or examining committee in the Department of Consumer Affairs that licenses or certifies health professionals.(b) A healing arts board shall require a licensee or registrant who electronically renews their license or registration to provide to that board the licensees or registrants individual National Provider Identifier. Identifier, if they have one.(c) A violation of this section shall not constitute a crime.

850.2. (a) For purposes of this section, healing arts board means any board, division, or examining committee in the Department of Consumer Affairs that licenses or certifies health professionals.(b) A healing arts board shall require a licensee or registrant who electronically renews their license or registration to provide to that board the licensees or registrants individual National Provider Identifier. Identifier, if they have one.(c) A violation of this section shall not constitute a crime.

850.2. (a) For purposes of this section, healing arts board means any board, division, or examining committee in the Department of Consumer Affairs that licenses or certifies health professionals.(b) A healing arts board shall require a licensee or registrant who electronically renews their license or registration to provide to that board the licensees or registrants individual National Provider Identifier. Identifier, if they have one.(c) A violation of this section shall not constitute a crime.



850.2. (a) For purposes of this section, healing arts board means any board, division, or examining committee in the Department of Consumer Affairs that licenses or certifies health professionals.

(b) A healing arts board shall require a licensee or registrant who electronically renews their license or registration to provide to that board the licensees or registrants individual National Provider Identifier. Identifier, if they have one.

(c) A violation of this section shall not constitute a crime.