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Board advances draft physician health and wellness bill (AB 408); patient advocates press for broader stakeholder process
Summary
The Medical Board announced Assembly Member Mark Berman will author the board’s physician health and wellness bill (AB 408) and delegated staff and executive leadership to work with the author; patient advocates attending the meeting urged a public stakeholder forum and sharply criticized the board’s handling of public input.
The Medical Board of California reported that Assembly Member Mark Berman has agreed to author legislation to create a physician health and wellness program that board leaders say aims to identify and treat clinicians at risk of impairment before patient harm occurs.
Erin Bone, the board’s legislative lead, told members the board had been working rapidly since the November meeting to find an author and that the spot bill AB 408 had been drafted for legislative introduction. The staff presentation said the bill is a spot bill at this stage; staff will work with the author’s office and with board leadership to amend the language to reflect the…
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