CAMLT POLITICAL UPDATE
By Public Policy Advocates, LLC
GOVERNOR/LEGISLATURE
The Legislature has returned from winter recess and has begun what will be an interesting calendar for this legislative year. California will be facing budget deficit issues most likely as last year. We will be on the lookout for bills that need to be supported, opposed, or be neutral.
LEGISLATION
We are currently in the first year of a 2-year legislative session. Public Policy Advocates in conjunction with CAMLT continues to confront legislation to expand scope of practice and efforts to dilute standards. At the direction of CAMLT, PPA secured an Author and had legislation introduced to secure grants for training programs. Please check the website for ongoing updates on bill status.
Click on each bill number for access to full text of each measure:
CAMLT SPONSOR BILL
AB 304 (Chen R) Training programs: clinical laboratories and personnel:
Introduced 1/23/2025 - SPONSOR/SUPPORT
Summary: Current law requires the State Department of Public Health to license and regulate clinical laboratories and various clinical laboratory personnel, including medical laboratory technicians. Current law prohibits a person from operating a training program or course for the purpose of training clinical laboratory scientists or medical laboratory technicians without the prior approval of the department. Current law imposes on the department specified duties related to the approval and regulation of training programs for instruction in clinical laboratory techniques. Current law establishes a Department of Health Care Access and Information within the California Health and Human Services Agency. Current law authorizes the department to make grants to develop training for new types of health professions personnel, as specified. This bill would require the Department of Health Care Access and Information, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish a grant program to provide funding for qualified training programs, as defined, that are approved by the State Department of Public Health, as specified. The bill would also require a grantee to expend funds within 3 years of receiving the grant.
Status: 1/24/2025-From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
Current Location: 1/23/2025-A. PRINT
REGULATIONS
Regulations update DPH-20-007 is now in the final stages of approval as the second 15-Day Notice for comments opened on May 28. Please see the attached and message below from LFS about this final comment period and how to obtain the 2nd draft copy of DPH-20-007.
CAMLT is poised to review any regulatory packages that affect clinical laboratories.