CaliforniaRadiologic technologists: venipuncture: direct supervision.
What it does
Existing law, the Radiologic Technology Act, provides for the certification and regulation of radiologic technologists by the State Department of Public Health and makes a violation of the act or regulation of the department adopted pursuant to the act a misdemeanor. Existing law authorizes a radiologic technologist to perform venipuncture in an upper extremity, as specified, under the direct supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon. Existing law defines direct supervision for purposes of that provision to mean the direction of procedures by a licensed physician and surgeon who is physically present and available within the facility when the procedures are performed to provide immediate medical intervention prevent or mitigate injury to the patient in the event of adverse reaction.
More detail
This bill would revise that definition to require the licensed physician and surgeon to either be physically present within the facility and immediately available to intervene or available immediately via audio and video communication with access to the patient's medical imaging records and have the ability to intervene by directing other onsite personnel. The bill would require the facility to have safety protocols and, unless the facility has a licensed physician and surgeon who is physically present, as specified, to have personnel onsite who have the appropriate license to respond to adverse events at the physician's direction. By changing the scope of direct supervision for purposes of these provisions, the violation of which is a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 7Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 435, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 7Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 24Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 12Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3365.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 460 Chen Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 9In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB460 Chen By Valladares. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 9Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2667.).Passed Senate
- Sep 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 4Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Sep 3Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 3From special consent calendar.
- Sep 2Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 29Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 29From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).Minor
- Aug 18In committee: Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 7Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jul 3From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 2).Major
- Jul 2
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 18Referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Jun 4In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 460 Chen Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 3Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2024.)Passed Assembly
- May 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Apr 2From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 1
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Mar 24From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 10Referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Feb 7From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
- Feb 6Read first time. To print.Introduced