California Requires All Skilled Nursing Facility, Medical Directors Be Certified

On October 6, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California’s AB 749 into law after it sailed through the state’s Assembly and Senate with minimal opposition. The bill requires almost all nursing facility medical directors to be certified through the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (APBLM) by 2027. The California Association of Long Term Care Medicine (CALTCM), which is the state affiliate of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, was the sponsoring organization for this bill.