CALIFORNIA DIALYSIS COUNCIL Legislative Status Report 10/14/2008
AB 88	Committee on Budget	Budget Act of 2008.
	Text Version:	C-09/23/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	09/23/2008-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 269, Statutes of 2008.
	AB 1781, as proposed by Conference Report No. 1 on July 17, 2008, would make appropriations for the support of state government for the 2008-09 fiscal year. This bill would amend and supplement the Budget Act of 2008 by revising items of appropriation for the Office of Planning and Research; the Office of Emergency Services; the Department of Justice; the Controller; the Secretary of State; the Treasurer; the Department of General Services; the State Personnel Board; the Department of Technology Services; the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; the Department of Parks and Recreation; the State Air Resources Board; the State Department of Developmental Services; the State Department of Health Care Services; the State Department of Mental Health; the State Department of Social Services; the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; the Student Aid Commission; the State Department of Education; the California State Library; the University of California; the California State University; the California Community Colleges; the Department of Personnel Administration; the Public Utilities Commission; the Department of Finance; the Military Department; the Financial Information System for California; and local government financing. This bill contains other related provisions.
	An act to amend and supplement the Budget Act of 2008 by amending Items 0250-001-0159, 0650-001-0001, 0690-001-0001, 0690-001-0890, 0690-002-0001, 0690-101-0890, 0690-102-0001, 0820-001-0001, 0840-001-0001, 0855-111-0367, 0890-001-0001, 0950-001-0001, 1760-001-0666, 1880-001-0001, 1955-001-9730, 2640-101-0046, 2660-001-0042, 2660-104-6059, 2660-304-6059, 2660-492, 3540-001-0001 3790-490, 3900-001-0044, 4260-101-0001, 4260-101-0890, 4260-111-0001, 4260-111-0890, 4300-101-0001, 4440-101-0001, 5180-101-0001, 5180-101-0890, 5180-111-0001, 5180-141-0001, 5180-141-0890, 5180-151-0001, 5180-151-0890, 5225-001-0001, 5225-002-0001, 5225-101-0001, 5225-301-0001, 5225-301-0660, 6110-001-0001, 6110-001-0890, 6110-101-0349, 6110-103-0001, 6110-104-0001, 6110-105-0001, 6110-107-0001, 6110-108-0001, 6110-111-0001, 6110-119-0001, 6110-122-0001, 6110-123-0890, 6110-124-0001, 6110-125-0001, 6110-126-0890, 6110-128-0001, 6110-130-0001, 6110-134-0890, 6110-136-0890, 6110-140-0001, 6110-150-0001, 6110-151-0001, 6110-156-0001, 6110-158-0001, 6110-161-0001, 6110-167-0001, 6110-181-0001, 6110-189-0001, 6110-190-0001, 6110-193-0001, 6110-196-0001, 6110-198-0001, 6110-201-0890, 6110-202-0001, 6110-203-0001, 6110-204-0001, 6110-209-0001, 6110-211-0001, 6110-224-0001, 6110-228-0001, 6110-232-0001, 6110-234-0001, 6110-240-0001, 6110-243-0001, 6110-244-0001, 6110-245-0001, 6110-246-0001, 6110-247-0001, 6110-248-0001, 6110-260-0001, 6110-265-0001, 6110-267-0001, 6110-488, 6120-011-6029, 6440-001-0001, 6440-302-6041, 6440-304-6048, 6870-101-0001, 7980-001-0001, 7980-001-0890, 7980-101-0001, 7980-101-0890, 8380-001-0001, 8660-001-0042, 8660-001-0046, 8660-001-0412, 8660-001-0461, 8660-001-0462, 8860-001-0001, 8880-001-9737, 8940-001-0001, and 9210-101-0001 of, by adding Items 0820-012-0378, 0820-495, 3790-494, 6440-301-0660, 6610-301-0660, 6610-491, 8660-011-0470, 8660-011-0471, 8660-011-0483, 9210-105-0001, and 9350-104-6065 to, and by repealing Items 0690-001-1014, 3540-001-1014, and 6110-135-0890 of, Section 2.00 of, and by amending Sections 4.07, 12.32, 24.85, and 35.50 of, and by adding Section 35.20 to, that act, relating to the State Budget, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
AB 207	Committee on Budget	Budget Act of 2007.
	Text Version:	A-08/29/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Support
	Status:	08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was B. & F. on 08/29/2008)
	The Budget Act of 2007 appropriated funds for support of state government for the 2007-08 fiscal year. This bill would appropriate $12,000,000,000 from the General Fund and other funds and sources, as specified, to the Controller for allocation by the Director of Finance pursuant to an executive order issued by the Governor to pay the current expenses of the state government, excluding salaries and per diem of the Members of the Legislature, from July 1, 2008, to August 31, 2008, inclusive. This bill contains other related provisions.
	An act relating to the Budget Act of 2007.
AB 308	Galgiani	Medi-Cal: HIV drug treatment: developmental services: financing.
	Text Version:	A-06/05/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Support
	Status:	08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was HEALTH on 06/05/2008)
	Existing law creates the continuously appropriated Medical Providers Interim Payment Fund, for the purposes of paying Medi-Cal providers, providers of drug treatment services for persons infected with HIV, and providers of services for the developmentally disabled, on and after July 1, and before September 1, of the fiscal year for which a budget has not yet been enacted or there is a deficiency in the Medi-Cal budget in any fiscal year, and appropriates, for each fiscal year in which these payments are necessary, up to $1,000,000,000 from the General Fund, in the form of loans, and $1,000,000,000 from the Federal Trust Fund to the Medical Providers Interim Payment Fund. This bill would , instead, provide that these transfers to the Medical Providers Interim Payment Fund shall be in an amount sufficient to make continued payments to the above-descri bed providers . To the extent that the bill would increase the amount transferred into a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation. This bill contains other related provisions.
	An act to amend Section 16531.1 of the Government Code, relating to human services, and making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
AB 501	Swanson	Pharmaceutical devices.
	Text Version:	V-09/27/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	09/27/2008-Vetoed by Governor
	The existing Medical Waste Management Act, administered by the State Department of Public Health, regulates the management and handling of medical waste, as defined. Under existing law, certain items, such as home-generated sharps waste, as defined, are specifically excluded from the definition of medical waste. The act prohibits, on or after September 1, 2008, a person from knowingly placing home-generated sharps waste in certain types of containers, provides that home-generated sharps waste is to be transported only in a sharps container, as defined, or other container approved by the department or local enforcement agency, and requires this waste to only be managed at specified locations consistent with existing law. This bill would require a pharmaceutical manufacturer whose product is administered for home use through a prefilled syringe, prefilled pen, or other prefilled injection device to arrange to provide, upon request from a consumer, a postage prepaid, mail-back sharps container that has been approved by the United States Postal Service and the department or a sharps container for the safe storage and transport of sharps to a sharps consolidation location approved by the department or a clinic, physician, or pharmacy that accepts home-generated sharps waste, as defined, along with concise information on safe disposal alternatives and options for sharps and notice of the act's above described prohibition, that commences September 1, 2008. As a means of meeting these above described requirements, the manufacturer may provide the consumer with a coupon that can be exchanged for, or a toll-free telephone number or Web site that can direct the patient to a supplier of, a qualified sharps container. This bill would also prohibit the manufacturer, or any person or agent with whom the manufacturer contracts, from using information collected for this purpose for any other purpose. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
	An act to add Section 118288 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to pharmaceutical devices.
AB 1154	Leno	Diabetes.
	Text Version:	A-06/18/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 07/07/2008)
	Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to perform studies, demonstrate innovative methods, and disseminate information relating to the protection, preservation, and advancement of public health. This bill would require the department, in consultation with an advisory committee on diabetes and obesity , which is created by the bill, to develop and administer a diabetes risk reduction pilot program within the minimum number of counties necessary to represent the demographic populations in the state to review, analyze, and report on the outcomes from integrative care of diabetes through proactive prevention. The bill would require the department to report to the advisory committee no later than 30 days after the end of each quarter on the effectiveness of the pilot program. The bill would also require the department to report to the Legislature, at the earliest feasible time, but not later than 6 months after the end of the 4th fiscal year of the pilot program's operation, with recommendations for the continuation of the pilot program and a statement of any federal policy changes needed to support the goals of the pilot program. This bill contains other related provisions.
	An act to add and repeal Section 131086 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to diabetes.
AB 1183	Committee on Budget	Health.
	Text Version:	C-09/30/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	09/30/2008-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 758, Statutes of 2008.
	Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities by the State Department of Public Health. This bill would require the department, with respect to conducting licensing and certification surveys and complaint investigations, to emphasize consistency across the state and its district offices. The bill would authorize the department to issue federal deficiencies, and to recommend federal enforcement actions, as described. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
	An act to amend Sections 1266, 1279, 1324.21, 1324.23, 1324.28, 1324.29, 1324.30, 2805, 106925, 123853, 125191, 130501, 130506, and 130542 of, and to add Section 130542.1 to, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Sections 12693.43, 12693.63, and 12693.65 of, and to add Section 12693.271 to, the Insurance Code, and to amend Sections 4061, 4783, 4860, 5777, 14005.11, 14007.9, 14011.16, 14080, 14105.19, 14105.3, 14105.86, 14126.027, 14126.033, 14154, 14154.5, 14166.9, 14166.12, 14166.20, 14166.25, 14301.1, 14526.1, and 16809 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 14005.25 and 14166.245 of, to add Sections 4100.2, 4646.4, 7502.5, 14005.42, 14011.17, 14011.18, 14053.3, 14104.93, 14105.191, 14124.11, 14126.034, and 17605.051 to, and to add and repeal Article 2.93 (commencing with Section 14091.3), and Article 6.6 (commencing with Section 14199) of, Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public health, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
AB 1434	Dymally	Medi-Cal: providers: financing.
	Text Version:	A-06/17/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Support
	Status:	08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was HEALTH on 06/23/2008)
	Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which eligible low-income individuals receive health care services. This bill would provide that the above-described payment withholding authority would not apply to specified types of licensed intermediate care facilities, adult day health care centers, and pediatric subacute care units. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
	An act to amend Section 14041.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
AB 1781	Laird	Budget Act of 2008.
	Text Version:	C-09/23/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	09/23/2008-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 268, Statutes of 2008.
	This bill would make appropriations for support of state government for the 2008-09 fiscal year. This bill contains other related provisions.
	An act making appropriations for the support of the government of the State of California and for several public purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of California, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
AB 2010	DeSaulnier	Affiliate clinics: provisional licenses.
	Text Version:	C-07/10/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	07/10/2008-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 90, Statutes of 2008
	Under existing law, the State Department of Public Health regulates the licensure and operation of clinics, including community clinics and primary care clinics, as defined. Existing law permits a primary care clinic meeting prescribed conditions to file an application to establish another primary care clinic at an additional site, which shall be known as an affiliate clinic, in accordance with specified requirements. Existing law provides that if a clinic or an applicant for a license has not been previously licensed, the department may only issue a provisional license to the clinic as provided. This bill would exempt an affiliate clinic from this provision.
	An act to amend Section 1219 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to clinics.
AB 2122	Plescia	Surgical clinics: licensure.
	Text Version:	A-03/24/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	05/30/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(11). Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
	Existing law, with certain exceptions, provides for the licensure and regulation of clinics, including specialty clinics, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law defines a specialty clinic to include a surgical clinic that is not part of a hospital and that provides ambulatory surgical care for patients who remain less than 24 hours. A violation of these provisions is a crime. This bill would enact the California Outpatient Surgery Patient Safety and Improvement Act, which would require, on or after January 1, 2009, any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation desiring a license for a surgical clinic, except specified surgical clinics, in addition to other prescribed licensing requirements, to meet prescribed operational, staffing, and procedural standards. The bill would require the department to perform periodic inspections of surgical clinics at least once every 3 years . This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
	An act to amend Section 4190 of the Business and Professions Code, and to add Section 1212.5 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to clinics.
AB 2128	Emmerson	Health facilities: dietitians.
	Text Version:	C-08/01/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	08/01/2008-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 225, Statutes of 2008
	Under existing law, the State Department of Public Health licenses and regulates health care facilities. Violation of the provisions constitutes a misdemeanor. This bill would require that specified health facilities employ a full-time, part-time, or consulting dietitian. The bill would require those facilities that employ a registered dietitian less than full time to also employ a full-time dietetic services supervisor. The dietetic services supervisor would be required to receive frequently scheduled consultation from a qualified dietitian and meet educational requirements, as specified. This bill would allow the department to issue a program flexibility request to a facility to exempt from the educational requirements any individual who has been working full time as a dietetic services supervisor in a health facility for 5 years or more when the bill becomes operative and allow them to continue to function as a dietetic services supervisor for 18 months as long as they are enrolled in a specified education program. The exemption could be extended an additional 6 months if the individual can demonstrate to the department that the education program could not be completed within the original 18-month period. The bill would require program flexibility requests to be submitted not later than December 31, 2009. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
	An act to add Section 1265.4 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.
AB 2440	Laird	Medi-Cal: reimbursement codes.
	Text Version:	V-09/27/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Support
	Status:	09/27/2008-Vetoed by Governor
	Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. This bill would require the department to annually adopt specified disease codes adopted by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by October 1 of the year in which the codes are published, or any date subsequently established by the federal government, and would require the updated codes to be published in the Medi-Cal provider bulletin, as specified. The bill would authorize the department to implement its provisions by means of a policy letter or similar instruction, without taking regulatory action. This bill contains other existing laws.
	An act to add Section 14105.76 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.
AB 2463	Davis	Hypertension and diabetes: pilot program.
	Text Version:	A-07/10/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Support
	Status:	08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 07/14/2008)
	Under existing law the State Department of Public Health administers various programs relating to disease prevention and health promotion, including programs that address hypertension and other cardiovascular disease. This bill would require the department , to the extent that funds are appropriated or the department procures private or public grant funding, to provide $120,000 to the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, in conjunction with the Diabetic Amputation Prevention Foundation, to conduct a diabetes and hypertension prevention and awareness pilot program in south Los Angeles, as prescribed.
	An act to amend the heading of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 103 of, and to add Article 1 (commencing with Section 104250) to Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 103 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to health.
AB 2647	Runner, Sharon	Anatomical gifts: organ and tissue donation: driver's licenses and identification cards.
	Text Version:	I-02/22/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	05/06/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(6). Last location was PRINT
	Existing law, the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, regulates the making of anatomical gifts and the disposition of donated bodies and body parts. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. This bill contains other existing laws.
	An act to amend Section 7150 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 12811 and 13005 of the Vehicle Code, relating to anatomical gifts.
AB 2747	Berg	End-of-life care.
	Text Version:	C-09/30/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	09/30/2008-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 683, Statutes of 2008.
	Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities and hospices by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law provides for the regulation and licensing of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California. This bill would provide that when a health care provider, as defined, makes a diagnosis that a patient has a terminal illness, the health care provider shall, upon the patient's request, provide the patient with comprehensive information and counseling regarding legal end-of-life options, as specified, and provide for the referral or transfer of a patient, as provided, if the patient's health care provider does not wish to comply with the patient's request for information on end-of-life options.
	An act to add Part 1.8 (commencing with Section 442) to Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to end-of-life care.
AB 3000	Wolk	Health care decisions: life-sustaining treatment.
	Text Version:	C-08/04/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	08/04/2008-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 266, Statutes of 2008
	Existing law defines a "request to forgo resuscitative measures" as a written document, signed by an individual, or a legally recognized surrogate health care decisionmaker, and a physician, that directs a health care provider to forgo resuscitative measures for the individual. Existing law provides that a health care provider who honors a request to forgo resuscitative measures is not subject to criminal prosecution, civil liability, discipline for unprofessional conduct, administrative sanction, or any other sanction, as a result of his or her reliance on the request, provided that he or she meets certain requirements. This bill would make findings and declarations regarding health care planning. The bill would redefine a request to forgo resuscitative measures as a "request regarding resuscitative measures," which would be a written document, signed by an individual with capacity, or a legally recognized health care decisionmaker, and that individual's physician, that directs a health care provider regarding resuscitative measures. The bill would include within this definition a Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form, as specified. The bill would authorize a legally recognized health care decisionmaker to execute the POLST form only if the individual lacks capacity, or the individual has designated that the decisionmaker's authority is effective, and would require a health care provider to explain the form, as specified. The bill would allow an individual having capacity to revoke a POLST form, as specified. The bill would require a health care provider to treat an individual in accordance with a POLST form, except as specified, and would permit a physician to conduct an evaluation of the individual and issue a new order consistent with the most current information available about the individual's health status and goals of care. The bill would require the legally recognized health care decisionmaker of an individual without capacity to consult with the individual's treating physician prior to making a request to modify that individual's POLST form, and would provide that an individual with capacity may at any time request alternative treatment to that treatment that was ordered on the form. The bill would provide that if the orders in an individual's request regarding resuscitative measures directly conflict with his or her individual health care instruction, the most recent order or instruction is effective. The bill would also make conforming changes.
	An act to amend Sections 4780, 4782, 4783, 4784, and 4785 of, to amend the heading of Part 4 (commencing with Section 4780) of Division 4.7 of, and to add Sections 4781.2, 4781.4, and 4781.5 to, the Probate Code, relating to health care decisions.
HR 26	Leno	Relative to World Kidney Day.
	Text Version:	C-03/24/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Support
	Status:	03/24/2008-Read, amended, and adopted. (Page 4269.)
	Relative to World Kidney Day.
SB 840	Kuehl	Single-payer health care coverage.
	Text Version:	V-09/30/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	09/30/2008-Vetoed by the Governor
	Existing law does not provide a system of universal health care coverage for California residents. Existing law provides for the creation of various programs to provide health care services to persons who have limited incomes and meet various eligibility requirements. These programs include the Healthy Families Program administered by the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, and the Medi-Cal program administered by the State Department of Health Care Services. Existing law provides for the regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and health insurers by the Department of Insurance. This bill would establish the California Healthcare System to be administered by the newly created California Healthcare Agency under the control of a Healthcare Commissioner appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate. The bill would make all California residents eligible for specified health care benefits under the California Healthcare System, which would, on a single-payer basis, negotiate for or set fees for health care services provided through the system and pay claims for those services. The bill would provide that a resident of the state with a household income, as specified, at or below 200% of the federal poverty level would be eligible for the type of benefits provided under the Medi-Cal program. The bill would require the commissioner to seek all necessary waivers, exemptions, agreements, or legislation to allow various existing federal, state, and local health care payments to be paid to the California Healthcare System, which would then assume responsibility for all benefits and services previously paid for with those funds. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
	An act to add Division 113 (commencing with Section 140000) to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care coverage.
SB 1014	Kuehl	Taxation: single-payer health care coverage tax.
	Text Version:	A-04/23/2007  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	02/01/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(3). Last location was REV. & TAX (05/02/2007 marked 2 YEAR)
	The Personal Income Tax Law, which is administered by the Franchise Tax Board, imposes taxes upon the taxable income of individual taxpayers, at specified rates, based on the amount of the taxpayer's taxable income and alternative minimum taxable income. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2008, would impose an additional tax at the rate of 1% on the taxpayer's taxable income that exceeds $200,000 but is not over $1,000,000, a tax on self-employment income, as defined, of an individual taxpayer and a tax on nonwage income, as defined, of a taxpayer. This bill would require all revenues received by the Franchise Tax Board from those taxes be deposited in the Health Insurance Fund, as provided. This bill contains other related provisions.
	An act to amend Section 19602 of, to add Sections 17044.1, 17044.2, 17044.3, and 19602.6 to, and to add Part 10.1 (commencing with Section 18352) to Division 2 of, the Revenue and Taxation Code, and to add Division 11 (commencing with Section 18200) to the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to taxation, and making an appropriation therefor.
SB 1154	Aanestad	Health facilities: licensing.
	Text Version:	I-02/06/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	05/06/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(6). Last location was RLS.
	Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities administered by the State Department of Public Health. A violation of these provisions is a crime. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change in those provisions prescribing the information required to be contained in an application for licensure. This bill contains other existing laws.
	An act to amend Section 1265 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.
SB 1474	Alquist	Chronic dialysis clinics.
	Text Version:	A-03/26/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Oppose
	Status:	06/02/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(11). Last location was HEALTH
	Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities, including chronic dialysis clinics, as defined, by the State Department of Public Health. A violation of these provisions is a crime. This bill would require the department to promulgate regulations that would require the implementation of procedures for the surveillance and reporting of, violations of patient rights and sanitary standards at chronic dialysis clinics, as specified , including the imposition of civil penalties against licensees under designated circumstances. The bill would also require the department to promulgate regulations relating to, among other topics, required training, reporting, and information and education activities applicable to dialysis facilities. The bill would require the department to report specified information to the health committees of the Legislature, on a quarterly basis . This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
	An act to add Sections 1204.2, 1204.23, and 1204.25 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to clinics.
SB 1487	Negrete McLeod	Emergency medical services: diabetes.
	Text Version:	I-02/21/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	06/02/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(11). Last location was HEALTH
	Existing law provides that in the absence of a credentialed school nurse or other licensed nurse onsite at the school, a school district is authorized to provide school personnel with voluntary medical training to provide emergency medical assistance to pupils with diabetes suffering from severe hypoglycemia. Existing law requires the State Department of Health Services' Diabetes Prevention and Control Program to approve performance standards and make them available upon request. This bill would authorize school personnel who volunteer to administer insulin to pupils with diabetes who require insulin during the regular school day, as defined, in the absence of a credentialed school nurse or other licensed nurse onsite at the school, subject to specified requirements. The bill would require the California Department of Public Health, California Diabetes Program to approve performance standards for distribution and make those standards available upon request. The bill would revise training requirements, and would make related changes.
	An act to amend Section 49414.5 of the Education Code, relating to pupil health.
SB 1682	Kuehl	Medi-Cal: reimbursement rates.
	Text Version:	I-02/22/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	06/02/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(11). Last location was HEALTH
	Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which basic health care services, including certain family planning services, are provided to qualified low-income persons. Existing law prescribes various requirements governing reimbursement rates for these services. This bill would require the rate augmentation to be based upon Medicare rates in effect on December 31, 2008, for office visits made on or after January 1, 2009. This bill contains other existing laws.
	An act to amend Section 14105.181 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.
SB 1738	Steinberg	Medi-Cal: Frequent Users of Health Care Pilot Program.
	Text Version:	V-09/30/2008  html  pdf	Position:	Watch
	Status:	09/30/2008-Vetoed by the Governor
	Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. This bill would require the department, no later than July 1, 2009, to establish, in consultation with specified stakeholders, the Frequent Users of Health Care Pilot Program. The pilot program would provide supplemental services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries in at least 6 eligibility categories of frequent users of health care in addition to an individual's existing benefits under the Medi-Cal program. Benefits are designed to reduce a participating individual's use of hospital emergency departments when more effective care, including primary, specialty, and social services, can be provided in less costly settings. This bill would require the department to prepare an evaluation of the first 2 years of participant enrollment in the frequent users pilot program and to report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature upon the completion of the evaluation of the pilot program, as specified. The bill would provide that the program would be implemented only if federal financial participation is available and all necessary federal approvals are obtained, and only to the extent that state funds are available for use as the nonfederal share. The bill would provide for the repeal of its provisions upon the completion of the program or one year after the evaluation is released, whichever is later.
	An act to add and repeal Article 4.6 (commencing with Section 14147) of Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.