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California Assembly Bill AB1991 Latest Draft

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                            Assembly Bill No. 1991 CHAPTER 369An act to add Section 850.2 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. [ Approved by  Governor  September 22, 2024.  Filed with  Secretary of State  September 22, 2024. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1991, 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, 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, if they have one.(c) A violation of this section shall not constitute a crime.

 Assembly Bill No. 1991 CHAPTER 369An act to add Section 850.2 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. [ Approved by  Governor  September 22, 2024.  Filed with  Secretary of State  September 22, 2024. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1991, 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, 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 

 Assembly Bill No. 1991 CHAPTER 369

 Assembly Bill No. 1991

 CHAPTER 369

An act to add Section 850.2 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

 [ Approved by  Governor  September 22, 2024.  Filed with  Secretary of State  September 22, 2024. ] 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1991, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, if they have one.

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