Doctors and Nurses
AB 2375 by Assembly member Edward Hernandez (D-West Covina) would establish a task force to create a master strategy for providing an adequate supply of health care professionals. The bill was amended to eliminate a 2014 deadline for completion of the plan (Bill text, 5/28). The Assembly passed the measure and sent it to the Senate for consideration (Bill status, 5/29).
Sen. Leland Yee's (D-San Francisco) SB 1721 was amended to exempt certain types of state hospitals from a requirement that nurses involved in direct patient care undergo orientation customized for hospitals and patient care units (Bill text, 5/28). The Assembly is considering the bill (Bill status, 5/28).
A bill (SB 1621) by Assembly member Roy Ashburn (R-Bakersfield) was amended to limit eligibility for a state loan assistance program for nursing faculty to people with a bachelor's degree in nursing or a nursing-related field (Bill text, 5/28). The legislation is before the Assembly Committee on Higher Education (Bill status, 5/28).
