02/24/2010
AB 588 was passed favorably out of the Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform with two small changes.
- The Examining Board was changed to an Affiliated Credentialing Board. A credentialing board has similar responsibilities to an examining board. Members are appointed by the governor and subject to senate confirmation, they would have authority to issue administrative rules interpreting the licensing law, and they would have authority to investigate complaints and discipline licensees.
- At the request of a legislator on the committee, the title protection was expanded to include “masseuse” and “masseur” for a more thorough inclusion of titles.
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