Government
May 29, 2014
Bill to treat drug-addicted doctors dies in Assembly committee
AB 2346, by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, would have set up a program for doctors to pursue drug addiction treatment confidentially, and was modeled after a similar program run by the State Bar for attorneys.
By Paul Jones
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A bill to create a state program to treat drug-addicted doctors died in the state Assembly Appropriations Committee late last week. AB 2346, by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, would have set up a program for doctors to pursue drug addiction treatment confidentially, and was modeled after a similar program run by the State Bar for attorneys. However, critics alleged the bill was an attempt to recreate a failed "diversion" p...
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