Over the past two and a half years, significant shifts have occurred in addressing of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health experts can rely on data trends that have emerged and will continue to emerge while the virus remains a public health and safety concern.
At the start of this year’s legislative cycle, a bill related to the Medical Board of California stood out immediately. Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Fresno) introduced SB 920, a bill that proposes to authorize a Board investigator and a medical consultant to inspect a physician's business location and records, including patient and client records.
With its passage in 2020, AB 890 created a pathway to greater independence for nurse practitioners (NPs). Traditionally, the Nursing Practice Act regulated the scope of practice of nurse practitioners by the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).
Over the last 100 years, California has become one the heaviest users of the initiative process. With a state as large, populous, and geographically diverse as California, it is not a surprising occurrence. Case in point: the upcoming midterm general election taking place this November.