Section 127750 Of Chapter 1. Health Professions Planning From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 107. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1.
127750
. The office shall prepare a Health Manpower Plan for
California. The plan shall consist of at least the following
elements:
(a) The establishment of appropriate standards for determining the
adequacy of supply in California of at least each of the following
categories of health personnel: physicians, midlevel medical
practitioners (physician's assistants and nurse practitioners);
nurses; dentists; midlevel dental practitioners (dental nurses and
dental hygienists); optometrists; optometry assistants; pharmacists;
and pharmacy technicians.
(b) A determination of appropriate standards for the adequacy of
supply of the categories in subdivision (a) shall be made by taking
into account all of the following: current levels of demand for
health services in California; the capacity of each category of
personnel in subdivision (a) to provide health services; the extent
to which midlevel practitioners and assistants can substitute their
services for those of other personnel; the likely impact of the
implementation of a national health insurance program on the demand
for health services in California; professionally developed standards
for the adequacy of the supply of health personnel; and assumptions
concerning the future organization of health care services in
California.
(c) A determination of the adequacy of the current and future
supply of health personnel by category in subdivision (a) taking into
account the sources of supply for such personnel in California, the
magnitude of immigration of personnel to California, and the
likelihood of the immigration continuing.
(d) A determination of the adequacy of the supply of specialties
within each category of health personnel in subdivision (a). The
determination shall be made, based upon standards of appropriate
supply to speciality developed, in accordance with subdivision (b).
(e) Recommendations concerning changes in health manpower
policies, licensing statutes, and programs needed to meet the state's
need for health personnel.