CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill No. 521

Introduced by Assembly Member Berman

February 13, 2019

An act relating to healing arts.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 521, as introduced, Berman. Physician and surgeons: firearms: training.
The Medical Practice Act provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California.
Existing law requires an applicant for a firearm safety certificate, which a person is generally required to have in order to purchase or receive a firearm, to successfully pass an objective test that covers various topics related to firearms, including what constitutes safe firearm storage.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to provide physician and surgeons with training regarding firearm safety.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to provide physician and surgeons with training regarding firearm safety.