California Senate Bill 420

Attorney General Bonta, Governor Newsom and CPPA File Letter Opposing Federal Privacy Preemption

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Today, Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) sent a joint letter to Congress opposing preemption language in H.R.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) sent a joint letter to Congress opposing preemption language in H.R.
  • “National data privacy laws passed by Congress should strengthen, not weaken our existing laws here in California,” said Governor Newsom.
  • In the last year alone, California added key new children’s privacy and reproductive privacy legislation to its existing privacy laws.
  • Governor Newsom , Attorney General Bonta, Assembly Speaker Rendon , and members of the California Senate have also previously released letters raising concerns about ADPPA.

California Cancer Coalition Celebrates State Legislature’s Passage of Landmark Cancer Care Access Bill, Urges Governor Newsom to Sign

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

The Cancer Care Is Different (CCID) Coalition applauds the California State Legislature for passing the California Cancer Care Equity Act (SB 987) , a bill that would expand access to specialized cancer care for Medi-Cal patients who receive a complex cancer diagnosis.

Key Points: 
  • The Cancer Care Is Different (CCID) Coalition applauds the California State Legislature for passing the California Cancer Care Equity Act (SB 987) , a bill that would expand access to specialized cancer care for Medi-Cal patients who receive a complex cancer diagnosis.
  • The California Cancer Care Equity Act (CCCEA) now heads to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom for his signature, which would help the most vulnerable populations of California seek optimal cancer care services more easily, such as genomic testing, precision medicine-based care, subspecialty expertise and clinical trials.
  • We hope Governor Newsom will support this effort to connect more Californians, particularly those from historically disadvantaged communities, to the cancer care that gives them the best shot at survival.
  • The California Cancer Care Equity act is a crucial step toward addressing those inequities and we urge Gov.

Glaucoma Eye Surgeons Concerned About Reduced Eye Surgery Licensing Placing Californians at Risk

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

The American Glaucoma Society (AGS) is the world's leading organization with over 1,600 glaucoma subspecialists, surgeons, and researchers dedicated to improving the lives of people with glaucoma by advancing knowledge and care through education and research.

Key Points: 
  • The American Glaucoma Society (AGS) is the world's leading organization with over 1,600 glaucoma subspecialists, surgeons, and researchers dedicated to improving the lives of people with glaucoma by advancing knowledge and care through education and research.
  • AB 2236 drastically reduces the licensing requirements for the most frequently performed surgery for glaucoma, laser surgery.
  • Laser surgery for glaucoma requires examination skills gained through examining thousands of patients with glaucoma and the use of the laser requires great precision.
  • AB 2236 deceptively adds "procedures," to an optometrist's license, but make no mistake this is surgery on a patient's eye.

Is that Just a "Lump or Bump" on Your Eyelid or Is It a Cancerous Lesion or Cyst? Trust an Ophthalmologist - A Medical Eye Surgeon- for the Diagnosis and Treatment

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

This legislation if enacted would allow non-medical physicians (optometrists) to perform surgery on the eyelid with a scalpel to remove an eyelid growth.

Key Points: 
  • This legislation if enacted would allow non-medical physicians (optometrists) to perform surgery on the eyelid with a scalpel to remove an eyelid growth.
  • Far less than the years of medical and surgical training required to ensure that Californians continue to get only the safe, quality surgical eye care that they deserve.
  • Most people don't realize that eyelid "lumps and bumps" are lesions and cysts and can be cancerous.
  • The lowering of the licensing requirements as outlined in AB 2236 to allow a non-medical physician to perform eye surgery is simply dangerous.

Retina Eye Surgeons Warn Lowering Eye Surgery Licensing Requirements Not in Californians' Best Interests

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Monday, August 22, 2022

AB 2236 dangerously reduces the medical education, clinical, and surgical training requirements to become licensed in California to perform eye surgery.

Key Points: 
  • AB 2236 dangerously reduces the medical education, clinical, and surgical training requirements to become licensed in California to perform eye surgery.
  • ASRS and Safe Eyes America point out that such a large reduction in surgical licensing requirements is detrimental to patient surgical outcomes and safety.
  • As a part of their training, all retina specialists are trained to perform all of the surgical procedures included in AB 2236.
  • Lowering the licensing requirements to allow non-medical physicians (optometrists) to perform surgery is not safe.

California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Letter Opposing H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

The California Privacy Protection Agency has sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy opposing H.R.

Key Points: 
  • The California Privacy Protection Agency has sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy opposing H.R.
  • 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA).
  • On July 28, 2022, the CPPA Board voted unanimously to oppose ADPPA and any other bill that seeks to preempt the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
  • The CPPA, created and funded in 2020 by the California voters, is the first data protection authority in the United States, and has as its the sole focus the protection of California residents privacy rights.