AB 408: Physician Health and Wellness Program.

This bill would establish a physician health and wellness program to support, treat, monitor, and rehabilitate licensed professionals with impairing physical and mental health conditions that may impact their ability to practice their profession in a reasonably safe, competent, and professional manner. The program would be administered by a nonprofit entity and would require a contract with procedures on specified topics. The program would be exempt from the uniform standards regarding substance-abusing healing arts licensees and program records would be protected from disclosure under the California Public Records Act. The bill would authorize the board to establish advisory committees, seek and use grant funds, and report to the legislature on program costs and sources. A licensee would be required to report a license to the administering entity or the board if they believe the licens…