Assembly Panel Rejects Nurse Practitioners' Scope-of-Practice Bill; Optometry Bill to be Heard Next Week Legislative alert: Contact Asm. Phil Ting to urge a NO vote on SB 622, bill to allow optometrists to perform scalpel and laser surgeries, administer immunizations, and perform or order laboratory and diagnostic imaging tests with minimal education and training. July 1, 2015 Advocacy, Politics and Medicine SB 323, SB 622, scope of practice, SFMS advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
Mayor Lee Signs SFMS-Endorsed Sugar Sweetened Beverage Ordinances A trio of sugar sweetened beverage bills that had been endorsed by the SFMS moved swiftly through City Hall and were signed into law by Mayor Ed Lee on June 25. July 1, 2015 Advocacy, News, Public Health Scott Wiener, soda health warning, SSB ordinance, sugar sweetened beverage 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS Applauds Governor Brown, California Legislature for Passage of SB 277 Today is a win for public health with the passage of SB 277 (Pan/Allen). On behalf of 1,600 San Francisco physicians and physicians-in-training, SFMS would like to recognize Senators Richard Pan and Ben Allen for their leadership in authoring this bill, Senator Mark Leno and Assemblymember David Chiu for co-authoring and championing the legislation, and the entire California State Legislature for sending it to Governor Brown. June 30, 2015 Advocacy, News, Public Health vaccination, California legislation, Richard Pan, SB 277, SFMS advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
Assembly Health Committee Passes SB 277 Vaccination Legislation Senate Bill 277 took another big step forward after clearing through the Assembly Health Committee in a 12-6 vote. The bill now heads to the Assembly after having already cleared the Senate. June 12, 2015 Advocacy, News vaccination exemption, I Heart Immunity, Richard Pan, SB 277 0 0 Comment Read More »
California Medical Association Removes Opposition to Physician Aid in Dying Bill; SFMS Advocacy Initiates New Discussion on PAD The California Medical Association (CMA) announced it has become the first state medical association in the nation to change its position on the long-debated issue of physician-assisted dying (PAD) after long-time advocacy from SFMS favoring neutrality on this issue. May 20, 2015 Advocacy, CMA End of Life Option Act, PAD, physician-assisted dying, SB 128 0 0 Comment Read More »
