1922 California Proposition 20

Approved Osteopathic Initiatives Act Proposition 20, also known as the Osteopathic Initiatives Act, was a California initiated state statute proposed and passed in 1922 to allow for the creation of a state board of osteopathic examiners. Proposition 20 passed with 439,775 Yes votes, representing 57.29 percent of the total votes cast.Statement of vote 1968 Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary 57 https://archive.org/stream/statementofvo19081922cali#page/57/mode/2up 25 October 2019Voter Information Guide for 1922, General Election 1922 California Ballot Propositions and Initiatives UC Hastings Scholarship Repository http://repository.uchastings.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1180&context=ca_ballot_props On the same day, voters approved a similar health care reform, Proposition 16, which allowed for the creation of a state board of chiropractic examiners.Statement of vote 1968 Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary 57 https://archive.org/stream/statementofvo19081922cali#page/55/mode/2up 25 October 2019 Official summary Allowed for the creation of the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. Allowed for five board members appointed by the governor and staggered to three year terms.History - Osteopathic Medical Board of California https://www.ombc.ca.gov/bd_activity/history.shtml www.ombc.ca.gov 25 October 2019 Required board-approved institutions to have at minimum 4000 hours of classroom time for a "Physician and Surgeon certificate". Authorized osteopathic board to carry out provisions set in the Medical Practice Act of 1913. Results of vote Proposition 20 439775 327819 1922 Statement of Vote at General Election thumb|300px|Results by county: #B6C8D9 Yes #47729E 70–80% #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% #dedebd No #8B8B54 70–80% #BCBC83 60–70% #dedebd 50–60% Outcomes In 1962, various California medical and osteopathic associations created an amendment to Proposition 20 to repeal the power granted to the osteopathic state board in lieu of the proposed merger between the two professions.Proposition 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37849531/proposition_22/ 25 October 2019 Santa Cruz Sentinel 30 Oct 1962 Newspapers.com This amendment, known as Proposition 22, was the legal continuation of the merger already underway to combine the osteopathic and medical licensing boards to reduce redundancy as the two professions became more similar to each other.OSTEOPATHS. Amendment of Osteopathic Initiative Act 1962 UC Hastings https://repository.uchastings.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1652&context=ca_ballot_props References External links Osteopathic Medical Board of California history Category:Healthcare ballot measures in the United States Category:1922 California ballot propositions