SB 1448 Summary

• Requires the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, Naturopathic Medicine Committee, State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and Acupuncture Board to mandate licensees on probation (effective July 1, 2019 or later) to provide written disclosure to patients before their first visit that includes probation status, length, end date, practice restrictions, the board's phone number, and information on how to find details on the board's website.

• Requires the Medical Board of California and Osteopathic Medical Board of California to provide similar disclosures only when probation involves sexual abuse, drug/alcohol abuse harming patients, criminal conviction involving patient harm, or inappropriate prescribing with probation of five years or more.

• Requires licensees to obtain a separate signed copy of the disclosure from the patient, guardian, or health care surrogate.

• Exempts emergency room visits, urgent care visits, unscheduled visits, and cases where the treating licensee is unknown until immediately before the visit, as well as cases involving unconscious or incapacitated patients without available guardians.

• Requires all regulatory boards to post probation information on licensees' online profile pages, including causes alleged or established, whether guilt was admitted, probation length and end date, and all practice restrictions.