California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB1199: Medical staff: health care provider credentialing.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 2282 and 2453 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 1275.6 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care. health care Medical staff: health care provider credentialing. Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs and charges it with administrative and enforcement duties related to the provision of medical services under the act…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 2282 and 2453 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 1275.6 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care. health care Medical staff: health care provider credentialing. Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs and charges it with administrative and enforcement duties related to the provision of medical services under the act. The act makes unprofessional conduct subject to discipline by the board the regular practice of medicine in a specified hospital having 5 or more physicians and surgeons on the medical staff without rules established by the board of directors to govern the operation of the hospital. The act requires the rules to include a provision for the organization of physicians and surgeons into a formal medical staff with staff appointments on an annual or biennial basis. This bill would revise that provision to instead require staff reappointments at least every 3 years. Existing law requires that physician and surgeon staff require members of the staff to demonstrate their ability to perform surgical and other procedures competently and to the satisfaction of an appropriate committee or committees of the staff at the time of original application for appointment to the staff and at least every 2 years thereafter. …
Sponsors
- Joe Patterson (R, AD05) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 876, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6974.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
- : From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 27).
- : Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6563.)
- : Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
- : Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
Votes
- AB 1199 Patterson Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 31, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
- With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (August 27, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Consent Calendar 2nd AB1199 Patterson (August 10, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (July 1, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] (June 22, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 1199 Patterson Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (May 27, 2025): 76 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB1199?
- AB1199 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Medical staff: health care provider credentialing.
- What does AB1199 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Sections 2282 and 2453 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 1275.6 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care. health care Medical staff: health care provider credentialing. Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs and charges it with administrative and enforcement duties related to the provision of medical services under the act…
- What is the status of AB1199?
- Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 876, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB1199?
- Joe Patterson (R, AD05).
- Where is the official record for AB1199?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1199
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