Bill > SB1445

This bill makes various changes to laws governing healing arts professionals and businesses in California. It clarifies that county coroners or medical examiners, rather than just coroners, are responsible for reporting potential gross negligence or incompetence of medical professionals to regulatory agencies. The bill also updates provisions of the Dental Practice Act to align with the removal of a portfolio examination pathway for licensure and corrects a cross-reference related to radiation safety for dental assistants. For optometrists, it lowers the minimum fees for nonresident ophthalmic lens dispenser registration and renewal. The bill modifies requirements for supervisors of marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, and professional clinical counselors regarding videoconferencing for supervision, requiring the assessment only when videoconferencing is used. It repeals provisions related to the Director of Consumer Affairs furnishing copies of licensing laws and updates display requirements for qualified manager certificates for private security businesses. The bill also reduces the membership of an advisory committee for construction management education and removes a specific contractor association representative requirement. Automotive repair dealers will be allowed to provide written estimates electronically, and the bill updates requirements for fictitious business name statements to include printed names and titles of signatories, increasing local officials' duties. It removes a requirement for household mover permit applicants to establish financial responsibility and makes other technical amendments, including updating cross-references and removing gendered language.

Business, Professions and Economic Development (Senate)

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