SB 679: Health care facilities: physicians and surgeons: terminations and revocation of staff privileges: data reporting by race and gender.

This bill requires health care facilities and peer review bodies to submit annual reports to the civil rights department and the medical board of California, including data on the number of physicians and surgeons who were terminated, granted or revoked staff privileges, and the number of physicians and surgeons or medical residents in those categories, stratified by race and gender. The reports must be submitted by March 1st of each year and published by September 1st of each year on the civil rights department's internet website without disclosing personally identifiable information. The bill also makes legislative findings to demonstrate the interest protected by limiting access to public meetings and writings and the need for protecting that interest.