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Board secures author for physician health and wellness bill; advocates and some board members disagree on stakeholder outreach
Summary
The Medical Board of California secured Assemblymember Mark Berman as author for a physician health and wellness bill (AB 408) intended to identify and treat impaired physicians earlier, and the announcement prompted sharp disagreement between board leaders and patient advocates over whether the public had been adequately consulted.
The Medical Board of California announced at its quarterly meeting that Assemblymember Mark Berman has agreed to author legislation to create a physician health and wellness program, currently filed as spot bill AB 408. Board staff said the bill will be amended to reflect the board’s policy direction and that President Christina Lawson and Vice President Dr. Helzer have delegated authority to work with the author's office on the bill text.
Erin Bone, legislative staff, said the board has met with multiple interested organizations since the November meeting and expects a more active legislative calendar in May. Bone…
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