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    AB-1215
    Health & Public Health

    Hospitals: medical staff membership.

    Introduced
    CA
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    2025-2026 Regular Session
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    Key Takeaways

    • Expands hospital medical staff membership to include various healthcare professionals beyond physicians.
    • Requires hospitals to establish formal medical staff bylaws and annual appointment processes.
    • Prohibits the division of professional fees among medical staff members.
    • Mandates regular review of clinical experiences and maintenance of accurate patient records.

    Summary

    Assembly Member Flora's proposal to expand medical staff membership requirements in California hospitals would broaden participation rights for various healthcare professionals beyond physicians and surgeons. The legislation modifies existing hospital governance rules to include dentists, podiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and other licensed practitioners in formal medical staff structures.

    The bill establishes parallel requirements for hospitals regardless of size. Facilities with five or more physicians must incorporate these additional professionals into their organizational bylaws and formal medical staff, while maintaining provisions for self-governance, regular clinical review meetings, and comprehensive medical record keeping. Similarly, smaller hospitals with fewer than five physicians must extend medical staff membership opportunities to the expanded list of practitioners. Both categories of facilities must continue prohibiting the division of professional fees among staff members.

    Under the Medical Practice Act's enforcement framework, hospitals failing to implement these expanded membership provisions would be subject to disciplinary action by the Medical Board of California, with violations constituting unprofessional conduct. While the changes create new compliance obligations for healthcare facilities, the legislation specifies that local agencies will not receive state reimbursement for implementation costs.

    Key Dates

    Next Step
    Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Business and Professions
    Next Step
    Assembly Committee
    Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Business and Professions
    Hearing has not been scheduled yet
    Introduced
    Assembly Floor
    Introduced
    Introduced. To print.

    Contacts

    Profile
    Jacqui IrwinD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
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    Profile
    Phillip ChenR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Heath FloraR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Marc BermanD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Rebecca Bauer-KahanD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
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    Jacqui IrwinD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Phillip ChenR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Heath FloraR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Marc BermanD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Rebecca Bauer-KahanD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Matt HaneyD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Juan AlanisR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Jasmeet BainsD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Corey JacksonD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Josh LowenthalD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Gail PellerinD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Stephanie NguyenD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Patrick AhrensD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Jessica CalozaD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Heather HadwickR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Maggy KrellD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Alexandra MacedoR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Sade ElhawaryD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member

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    Introduced By

    Heath Flora
    Heath FloraR
    California State Assembly Member
    10% progression
    Bill has been formally introduced and read for the first time in its house of origin (2/21/2025)

    Key Takeaways

    • Expands hospital medical staff membership to include various healthcare professionals beyond physicians.
    • Requires hospitals to establish formal medical staff bylaws and annual appointment processes.
    • Prohibits the division of professional fees among medical staff members.
    • Mandates regular review of clinical experiences and maintenance of accurate patient records.

    Get Involved

    Act Now!

    Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

    Introduced By

    Heath Flora
    Heath FloraR
    California State Assembly Member

    Summary

    Assembly Member Flora's proposal to expand medical staff membership requirements in California hospitals would broaden participation rights for various healthcare professionals beyond physicians and surgeons. The legislation modifies existing hospital governance rules to include dentists, podiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and other licensed practitioners in formal medical staff structures.

    The bill establishes parallel requirements for hospitals regardless of size. Facilities with five or more physicians must incorporate these additional professionals into their organizational bylaws and formal medical staff, while maintaining provisions for self-governance, regular clinical review meetings, and comprehensive medical record keeping. Similarly, smaller hospitals with fewer than five physicians must extend medical staff membership opportunities to the expanded list of practitioners. Both categories of facilities must continue prohibiting the division of professional fees among staff members.

    Under the Medical Practice Act's enforcement framework, hospitals failing to implement these expanded membership provisions would be subject to disciplinary action by the Medical Board of California, with violations constituting unprofessional conduct. While the changes create new compliance obligations for healthcare facilities, the legislation specifies that local agencies will not receive state reimbursement for implementation costs.

    10% progression
    Bill has been formally introduced and read for the first time in its house of origin (2/21/2025)

    Key Dates

    Next Step
    Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Business and Professions
    Next Step
    Assembly Committee
    Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Business and Professions
    Hearing has not been scheduled yet
    Introduced
    Assembly Floor
    Introduced
    Introduced. To print.

    Contacts

    Profile
    Jacqui IrwinD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Phillip ChenR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Heath FloraR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Marc BermanD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Rebecca Bauer-KahanD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    0 of 18 row(s) selected.
    Page 1 of 4
    Select All Legislators
    Profile
    Jacqui IrwinD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Phillip ChenR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Heath FloraR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Marc BermanD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Rebecca Bauer-KahanD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Matt HaneyD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Juan AlanisR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Jasmeet BainsD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Corey JacksonD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Josh LowenthalD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Gail PellerinD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Stephanie NguyenD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Patrick AhrensD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Jessica CalozaD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Heather HadwickR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Maggy KrellD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Alexandra MacedoR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Sade ElhawaryD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member