AB 1542 Summary

• Allows medical doctors and osteopaths who completed residency programs accredited by predecessor organizations to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to qualify as medical evaluators if recognized by the administrative director.

• Permits neuropsychologists certified by specified boards (American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology, American Board of Professional Neuropsychology, or other recognized organizations) to serve as qualified medical evaluators in neuropsychology.

• Allows clinical psychologists licensed in California with a doctoral degree in psychology and at least 2 years of specialized training in clinical neuropsychology (with at least 1 year post-doctoral) to be appointed as qualified medical evaluators in neuropsychology.

• Protects neuropsychologists appointed as qualified medical evaluators before January 1, 2015 from losing their status.

• Takes effect immediately as an urgency statute to prevent the Administrative Director from abolishing recognition of neuropsychologists as qualified medical evaluators.