CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 521Introduced 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.
Digest Key
Vote:
MAJORITY
Appropriation:
NO
Fiscal Committee:
NO
Local Program:
NO