CMA urges Gov. Brown to sign responsible beverage service bill Educating beverage servers in bars and restaurants is a key part of reducing drunk-driving fatalities. The California Legislature has passed a bill sponsored by the California Medical Association (CMA) that would require California bartenders, servers and managers to receive responsible beverage service training based on a curriculum developed by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The bill—AB 1221 (Gonzalez Fletcher)—now heads to Governor Brown for his signature. Contact the governor’s office today and urge him to sign this important bill! The bill is the result of a tragic drunk-driving accident that ... October 13, 2017 General Medical Students, State Legislative Advocacy, Alcohol, State Legislation 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA-sponsored bills head to Governor Brown for his signature The California State Legislature has passed two California Medical Association (CMA)-sponsored bills: AB 2121, a life-saving measure requiring alcohol servers and managers to complete a training course on responsible beverage service; and SB 1177, to establish a Physician Health and Wellness Program for California physicians. Another CMA-sponsored bill, SB 563, was incorporated into SB 1160 to increase transparency and accountability in the workers’ compensation utilization review process. These bills are now on the Governor's desk awaiting his signature. AB 2121 would make Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control responsible beverage training ... September 13, 2016 General California Legislature, Physician Wellness, State Legislative Advocacy, Workers' Compensation, Alcohol 0 0 Comment Read More »
All CMA-sponsored bills survive key committee deadline All of the bills sponsored by the California Medical Association (CMA) this year have survived a key deadline, passing out of policy committees so that they can continue through the legislative process. Measures that did not receive committee approval were shelved for the year. More details about CMA's sponsored bill package are below: AB 2121 (Gonzalez) – Responsible Beverage Service Training This bill seeks to help reduce alcohol service to intoxicated individuals and to reduce drunk driving by requiring establishments that serve alcohol to employ servers and managers who have received responsible ... April 28, 2016 CMA, General Emergency Services, State Legislative Advocacy, Alcohol, Physician Wellness 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA-sponsored beverage training bill receives committee approval A bill sponsored by the California Medical Association (CMA) that would require all restaurant and bar employees who sell or serve alcoholic beverages to undergo responsible beverage service training was approved on a bipartisan 18-0 vote by the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization on Wednesday. Assembly Bill 2121 would make Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) responsible beverage training mandatory statewide for anyone serving alcoholic beverages. Educating beverage servers in bars and restaurants is a key part to reducing drunk-driving fatalities. Currently, the ABC has a free and voluntary program. The ... April 22, 2016 General Advocacy, Alcohol, State Legislation 0 0 Comment Read More »
Tragic deaths of two medical students at the hands of drunk driver inspires sponsored legislation for 2016 session The California Medical Association (CMA) has announced its sponsored bill package for the 2016 legislative session. Among them is a bill inspired by the tragic deaths last year of two medical students from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), at the hands of a drunk driver. In May 2015, two UCSD medical students were killed by a drunk driver going the wrong way, causing a collision that killed two medical students and injured three others. In the wake of the accident, classmates of the victims worked with Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez ... March 31, 2016 General Advocacy, Emergency Services, Physician Wellness, State Legislation, Alcohol 0 0 Comment Read More »
