Printer Friendly Version

NOTICE OF LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TELECONFERENCE MEETING

Friday, March 25, 2022
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. or until completion of business

If Joining by Computer:
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=mfe345792033461d73e83e3e9973036e7

Webinar number: 2498 714 8436
Webinar password: BOP03252022

If Joining by Phone:
+1-415-655-0001 US Toll
Access code: 249 871 48436
Passcode: 26703252

Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by March 18, 2022, to bopmail@dca.ca.gov for consideration.

Friday, March 25, 2022

AGENDA

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. or until Completion of Business

1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum
2. Chairperson’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
3. Public Comment for Items Not on the Agenda. Note: The Committee May Not Discuss or Take Action on Any Matter Raised During this Public Comment Section, Except to Decide Whether to Place the Matter on the Agenda of a Future Meeting [Government Code sections 11125 and 11125.7(a)].
4. COVID-19 Waiver Update (A. Sorrick)
5. Discussion and Possible Approval of the Committee Meeting Minutes: June 11, 2021 (J. Glasspiegel)
6. Legislation from the 2021 Legislative Session: Review and Possible Action (M. Cervantes)
   1. Board Sponsored Legislation
      1. SB 401 (Pan) Healing arts: psychology - Amendments to sections 2960 and 2960.1 of the Business and Professions Code Regarding Denial, Suspension and Revocation for Acts of Sexual Contact
   2. Bills with Active Positions Taken by the Board
      1. AB 32 (Aguiar-Curry) Telehealth
      2. SB 731 (Durazo) Criminal records: relief
      3. SB 772 (Ochoa Bogh) Professions and vocations: citations: minor violations
   3. Watch Bills
      1. AB 29 (Cooper) State bodies: meetings
      2. AB 54 (Kiley) COVID-19 emergency order violation: license revocation
      3. AB 225 (Gray) Department of Consumer Affairs: boards: veterans: military spouses: licenses
      4. AB 339 (Lee) State and local government: open meetings
      5. AB 562 (Low) Frontline COVID-19 Provider Mental Health Resiliency Act of 2021: health care providers: mental health services
      6. AB 646 (Low) Department of Consumer Affairs: boards: expunged convictions
      7. AB 657 (Bonta) State civil service system: personal services contracts: professionals
      8. AB 810 (Flora) Healing arts: reports: claims against licensees
      9. AB 830 (Flora) Department of Consumer Affairs: director: powers and duties
      10. AB 885 (Quirk) Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: teleconferencing
      11. AB 1026 (Smith) Business licenses: veterans.
      12. AB 1236 (Ting) Healing arts: licensees: data collection
      13. AB 1386 (Cunningham) License fees: military partners and spouses
      14. SB 102 (Melendez) COVID-19 emergency order violation: license revocation
      15. SB 221 (Wiener) Health care coverage: timely access to care
      16. SB 224 (Portantino) Pupil instruction: mental health education
7. Legislation from the 2022 Legislative Session: Review and Possible Action (M. Cervantes)
   1. Review of Bills for Active Position Recommendations to the Board
      1. AB 1662 (Gipson) Licensing boards: disqualification from licensure: criminal conviction
      2. AB 1733 (Quirk) State bodies: open meetings
      3. AB 2123 (Villapudua) Bringing Health Care into Communities Act of 2023
      4. AB 2754 (Bauer-Kahan) Psychology: supervising psychologists: qualifications
      5. SB 1365 (Jones) Licensing boards: procedures
      6. SB 1428 (Archuleta) Psychologists: psychological testing technician: registration
   2. Watch Bills
      1. AB 1795 (Fong) Open meetings: remote participation.
      2. AB 1860 (Ward) Substance abuse treatment: certification.
      3. AB 1921 (Jones-Sawyer) Correctional officers.
      4. AB 2080 (Wood) Health Care Consolidation and Contracting Fairness Act of 2022.
      5. AB 2104 (Flora) Professions and vocations.
      6. AB 2229 (Luz Rivas) Peace officers: minimum standards: bias evaluation.
      7. AB 2274 (Blanca Rubio) Mandated reporters: statute of limitations.
      8. SB 1031 (Ochoa Bogh) Healing arts boards: inactive license fees.
8. Legislative Items for Future Meeting. The Committee May Discuss Other Items of Legislation in Sufficient Detail to Determine Whether Such Items Should be on a Future Committee or Board Meeting Agenda and/or Whether to Hold a Special Meeting of the Committee or Board to Discuss Such Items Pursuant to Government Code Section 11125.4
9. Regulatory Update, Review, and Consideration of Additional Changes (J. Glasspiegel)
   1. 16 CCR sections 1391.1, 1391.2, 1391.5, 1391.6, 1391.8, 1391.10, 1391.11, 1391.12, 1392.1 – Registered Psychological Associates
   2. 16 CCR sections 1381.10, 1392, and 1397.69 – Retired License, Renewal of Expired License, Psychologist Fees (retired license)
   3. 16 CCR sections 1381.9, 1397.60, 1397.61, 1397.62, 1397.67 – Continuing Professional Development
   4. 16 CCR sections 1391.13, and 1391.14 – Inactive Psychological Associates Registration and Reactivating a Psychological Associate Registration
   5. 16 CCR sections 1392 and 1392.1 – Psychologist Fees and Psychological Associate Fees
   6. 16 CCR 1395.2 – Disciplinary Guidelines and Uniform Standards Related to Substance-Abusing Licensees
   7.   16 CCR sections 1380.3, 1381, 1381.1, 1381.2, 1381.4, 1381.5, 1382, 1382.3, 1382.4, 1382.5, 1386, 1387, 1387.1, 1387.2, 1387.3, 1387.4, 1387.5, 1387.6, 1387.10, 1388, 1388.6, 1389, 1389.1, 1391, 1391.1, 1391.3, 1391.4, 1391.5, 1391.6, 1391.8, 1391.11, and 1391.12 – Pathways to Licensure
   8.   16 CCR sections 1380.6, 1393, 1396, 1396.1, 1396.2, 1396.3, 1396.4, 1396.5, 1397, 1397.1, 1397.2, 1397.35, 1397.37, 1397.39, 1397.50, 1397.51, 1397.52, 1397.53, 1397.54, 1397.55 - Enforcement Provisions
10. Recommendations for Agenda Items for Future Board Meetings. Note: The Committee May Not Discuss or Take Action on Any Matter Raised During This Public Comment Section, Except to Decide Whether to Place the Matter on the Agenda of a Future Meeting [Government Code Sections 11125 and 11125.7(a)].

ADJOURNMENT

Action may be taken on any item on the agenda. Items may be taken out of order or held over to a subsequent meeting, for convenience, to accommodate speakers, or to maintain a quorum. Meetings of the Board of Psychology are open to the public except when specifically noticed otherwise, in accordance with the Open Meeting Act.

In the event that a quorum of the Committee is unavailable, the chair may, at their discretion, continue to discuss items from the agenda and to vote to make recommendations to the full Committee at a future meeting [Government Code section 11125(c)].

The meeting is accessible to the physically disabled. To request disability-related accommodations, use the contact information below. Please submit your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting to help ensure availability of the accommodation.

You may access this agenda and the meeting materials at www.psychology.ca.gov. The meeting may be canceled without notice. To confirm a specific meeting, please contact the Board.

Contact Person: Antonette Sorrick
1625 N. Market Boulevard, Suite N-215
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 574-7720
bopmail@dca.ca.gov

The goal of this committee is to advocate and promote legislation that advances the ethical and competent practice of psychology to protect consumers of psychological services. The committee reviews and tracks legislation that affects the Board, consumers, and the profession of psychology, and recommends positions on legislation for consideration by the Board.