Physicians and surgeons: foreign medical graduates: special faculty permits.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, prohibits the practice of medicine without a physician's and surgeon's certificate issued by the Medical Board of California through its Division of Licensing. Under existing law, any person who meets certain eligibility requirements, including, but not limited to, the requirement that the person is academically eminent, as defined, may apply for a special faculty permit that authorizes the holder to practice medicine, without a physician's and surgeon's certificate, within the medical school itself and certain affiliated institutions. The act also authorizes physicians who are not citizens who meet certain eligibility requirements and who seek postgraduate study in an approved medical school to, after receipt of an appointment from the dean of the California medical school and application to and approval by the board, be permitted to participate in the professional activities of the department or division in the medical school to which they are appointed. These physicians are known as visiting fellows. The act also authorizes a person who does not immediately qualify for a physician's and surgeon's certificate who is offered by the dean of an approved medical school in this state a full-time faculty position to be granted a certificate of registration to engage in the practice of medicine only to the extent that the practice is incident to and a necessary part of the person's duties as approved by the board in connection with the faculty position, as specified.
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AB 2273
California AB 2273 (20192020)
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Physicians and surgeons: foreign medical graduates: special faculty permits.
California AB 2273 (20192020) — Physicians and surgeons: foreign medical graduates: special faculty permits.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, prohibits the practice of medicine without a physician's and surgeon's certificate issued by the Medical Board of California through its Division of Licensing. Under existing law, any person who meets certain eligibility requirements, including, but not limited to, the requirement that the person is academically eminent, as defined, may apply for a special faculty permit that authorizes the holder to practice medicine, without a physician's and surgeon's certificate, within the medical school itself and certain affiliated institutions. The act also authorizes physicians who are not citizens who meet certain eligibility requirements and who seek postgraduate study in an approved medical school to, after receipt of an appointment from the dean of the California medical school and application to and approval by the board, be permitted to participate in the professional activities of the department or division in the medical school to which they are appointed. These physicians are known as visiting fellows. The act also authorizes a person who does not immediately qualify for a physician's and surgeon's certificate who is offered by the dean of an approved medical school in this state a full-time faculty position to be granted a certificate of registration to engage in the practice of medicine only to the extent that the practice is incident to and a necessary part of the person's duties as approved by the board in connection with the faculty position, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 19–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2273 Bloom Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 76–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB2273 Bloom et al. By Allen — 39–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2273 Bloom Assembly Third Reading — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Bloom — primary (person)
Allen — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2020-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2020-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2020-03-02 Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH. referral-committee
2020-05-18 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction
2020-05-19 Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2020-05-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (May 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-06-02 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 2). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2020-06-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2020-06-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-06-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 4854.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-06-16 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2020-07-01 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2020-08-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, amendment-introduction
2020-08-10 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 8). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2020-08-11 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2020-08-14 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2020-08-19 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2020-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-25 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-30 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2020-08-31 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5483.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2020-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2020-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2020-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 280, Statutes of 2020.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9dfaa488-5189-43ac-be36-a74dbdf1a495. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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