California State Rural Health Association 2010 Legislation Tracking

CA State Rural Health Association Legislation Tracker - 2010
As of June 15, 2010

Inclusion on the CSRHA Legislation Tracker table does not imply CSRHA has a position on the bill, but is meant to help people and organizations interested in legislation that involves health in the rural areas of California track legislation involving health issues in rural California.

CSRHA is very interested in your feedback on any of these bills or if any other bills are of interest to you. Please contact CSRHA's Policy Director, Steve Barrow with any concerns or comments.

Assembly Bill Topics:	Senate Bill Topics:
Funding and Coverage	Funding and Coverage
Health	Health
Workforce	Workforce
Licensure and Administration	Licensure and Administration
Economic Development

Bill	Legislative Rural Caucus Member (LRCM)	Topic Summary	Latest Action/Status	More information
FUNDING AND COVERAGE
AB 175 Galginai		Medi-Cal reimbursement and telemedicine dealing with Optometrists	Signed by the governor, Chapter 419 /2009	Click Here
AB 342 Bass		Medi-Cal: Demonstration project waiver	Senate Health Committee, hearing on 6/30	Click Here
AB 542 Feuer		Reporting of adverse outcomes in hospitals & creates an oversight committee to among other things setting criteria for denying reimbursement when there is an adverse outcome	Senate Health Committee, hearing on 6/30	Click Here
AB 754 Chesbro	LRCM	Requires the Department of Mental Health (DMH) to allocate and distribute the full contracted amount of General Fund payment for the managed mental health care program	Senate Inactive Files, 6/15	Click Here
AB 896 Chesbro	LRCM	Requires hospital inpatient rates for the California Children's Services Program (CCS Program), the Genetically Handicapped Persons Program (GHPP), the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCEDP), the State-Only Family Planning Program (State-Only FPP), and the Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (Family PACT) to be paid at 90% of the Medi-Cal hospital interim rate until January 1, 2011.	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 260/ 2009	Click Here
AB 1201 Perez		Provider reimbursement rates for immunization	Asm Appropriations Committee.	Click Here
AB 1383 Jones		Hospital coverage: dividend fee	Signed by the Governor, chapter 627/ 2010	Click Here
AB 1422 Bass		Healthy Families Program funding	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 157/ 2009	Click Here
AB 1445 Chesbro		Same day visits for behavioral health – Medi-Cal reimbursement for multiple visits at FQHC and rural health clinics	Senate Appropriations Committee.	Click Here
AB 2731 Arambula	LRCM	USDA loan/loan guarantee cleanup bill	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46/2010	Click Here
AB 1555 Perez	LRCM	ARRA and CA Advanced Service Funding for Broadband projects	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 24/2009	Click Here
AB 1555 Perez	LRCM	ARRA and CA Advanced Service Funding for Broadband projects	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 24/2009	Click Here
AB 1966 Fletcher		Fee for services billing for FQHC hospital services – (Medi-Cal: Federally qualified health center and rural health center services)	Asm Appropriations Committee	Click Here
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AB 221 Portantino		HIV testing: skin punctures	Signed by the governor, Chapter 421/2009	Click Here
AB 244 Beall		Mental health parity	Vetoed/ 2010	Click Here
AB 356 Fletcher		Radiologic Technology: Fluoroscopy	Signed by the governor, Chapter 434/2009	Click Here
AB 359 Nava		Breast and cervical cancer: early detection screening	Signed by the governor, Chapter 435/2009	Click Here
AB 1269 Brownley		Medi-Cal extension for unemployed	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 282/ 2009	Click Here
AB 1542 Asm Health Committee Bill		Medical home	Senate Health Committee, hearing on 6/30	Click Here
AB 2153 lieu		Emergency room crowding	Senate Health Committee	Click Here
AB 2680 Chesbro	LRCM	Extends the Rural Health Care Equity Program to all employees and annuitants living in rural areas until January 1, 2012. This bill would delete the provision that remaining money in the program account be deposited in the General Fund.	Asm	Click Here
ACR 29 Jones		Requires CA Health and Human Services Agency to focus on preventing, reducing, and eliminating health disparities among racial and ethnic population subgroups.	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 93/2009	Click Here
top ^ WORKFORCE
AB 492 Conway	LRCM	Community colleges: nursing faculty	Senate Education Committee	Click Here
AB 646 Swanson		Hospitals hiring of physicians and surgeons	Asm Higher Ed Committee	Click Here
AB 648 Chesbro		Rural hospital physician employment	Senate Business Committee	Click Here
AB 657 Hernandez		Health professions workforce master plan	Vetoed, 1/2010	Click Here
AB 2194 Fletcher		Adaptive Acuity staffing - Palomar new hosp staffing model	Asm Health Committee	Click Here
AB 2385 Perez		Pilot Program for Accelerated Nursing and Allied Health Care Profession Education at the California Community Colleges	Senate Education, 6/7	Click Here
ACR 29 Jones		Requires CA Health and Human Services Agency to focus on preventing, reducing, and eliminating health disparities among racial and ethnic population subgroups.	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 93/2009	Click Here
top ^ LICENSURE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
AB 403 Fuller		Dental Hygienist: examinations and licensure	Signed by the governor, Chapter 104/ 2009	Click Here
AB 1057 Beall		Food stamp identity systems from fingerprint to DMV or other state agency applicant identification requirements	Asm Appropriations Committee.	Click Here
AB 1083 Perez	LRCM	Requires hospital safety & security assessments and plans to be updated annually	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 506/ 2009	Click Here
AB 1544 Jones & Fletcher		Hospital based outpatient clinic application	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 543/ 2009	Click Here
top ^ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AB 1012 Perez	LRCM	Maximizing ARRA funding for broadband	Senate Inactive File, 6/15	Click Here
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Bill	Legislative Rural Caucus Member (LRCM)	Topic Summary	Latest Action/Status	More information
top ^ FUNDING AND COVERAGE
SB 1 Steinberg		Children’s Health Care Coverage omnibus bill
SB 92 Aanestad		Would allow out of state health plans to cross state lines and be sold in CA	Asm Rules Committee	Click Here
SB 152 Cox		Mental health reimbursement claim payment timeline	Asm Health Committee, hearing on 6/30	Click Here
SB 198 Cogdill	LRCM	Extends repayment for lines of credit held by health care districts – to allow for consolidation of debt	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 37/2009	Click Here
SB 810 Leno		Single payer health care system	Asm Health Committee	Click Here
SB 838		Premium assistance Cal-COBRA	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 24, 2010	Click Here
SB 1031 Corbett		Malpractice insurance program to cover volunteer physicians serving low income patients	Asm Business, Professions & Consumer Protection	Click Here
SB 890 Alquist		Health Care Coverage	Asm Health Committee, hearing on 6/20	To view bill text, Click Here To view a CSRHA summary, Click Here
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SB 966		Defining medical home and requires Medi-Cal managed care plans to provide beneficiaries with a medical home	Senate Appropriations	Click Here
SB 900 Alquist		California Health Benefit Exchange	Asm Health Committee, hearing on 6/29	To view bill text, Click Here To view a CSRHA summary, Click Here
top ^ WORKFORCE
SB 182 Ashburn	LRCM	Community College -- increases number of semesters/quarters allowed for temporary nurses courses	Asm Higher Ed Committee	Click Here
SB 410 Ducheny		American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds workforce development program oversight	Vetoed/ 1/2010	Click Here
SB 726 Ashburn	LRCM	Health care district and rural Hospital physician hiring	Assembly, 5/27	Click Here
SB 761 Aanestad	LRCM	Requires OSHPD to report annually on all new workforce health care workforce pilot projects (HWPPs)	Asm Health Committee	Click Here
top ^ LICENSURE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SB 141 Maldonado		New penalties and procedures for tracking fraud in the In Home Health Support (IHSS) program	Asm Appropriations Committee	Click Here
SB 442		Consolidated community clinic licensure	Asm Health Committee, hearing on 6/22	Click Here
SB 606 Ducheny		Physicians and Surgeons license fees and loan…..	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 600/2009	Click Here
SB 788 Wyland & Steinberg		Licensed professional clinical counselors	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 619/ 2009	Click Here
SB 1544 Jones & Fletcher		Health Facilities: Licensure: Outpatient Clinic Services	Signed by the Governor/ 2009	Click Here

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