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Date
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Presidents
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Event/Issues
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1981
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AB 932
Tech Training. AB 931
Dialysis reuse.
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May –
‘81
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First
Meeting of interested Administrators & MD’s.
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Dec –
‘81
|
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First
Meeting of Steering Committee.
|
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Dec –
‘81
|
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Retained
the services of Michael J. Arnold & Associates.
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April 21,
‘82
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First
Informational Meeting Held – No. Calif.
|
|
May 7, ‘82
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First
Informational Meeting Held – So. Calif.
|
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May 21,
‘82
|
|
California
Dialysis Council established.
|
|
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Oct 13, ‘82
|
|
Articles of Incorporation
Filed
|
|
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1982 –
1984
|
Wes Young
|
AB 1086
(Rosenthal) – Revised tech training law.
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|
|
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SB 1977
(Watson) – Stopped this bill to prohibit reuse.
|
|
|
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SB 135
(Mello) – Authorized admin of 3 drugs by HT’s.
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|
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|
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May 17,
‘84
|
|
First CDC
Annual Meeting – Palm Springs Spa Hotel.
|
|
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|
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1984 –
1985
|
Robert
Fortner, M.D.
|
AB 915 (Felando)
– License Fee Reduction. Savings:$1100/year/clinic.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1985 –
1986
|
James
Spiegel
|
AB 587 (Felando)
– Tech training law improvements.
|
|
|
|
AB 1794
(Elder) – Patient transportation.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1986 –
1988
|
Steven
Mayhew, M.D.
|
AB 686
(Tucker) – Enact Tech Training Act Modifications.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1988 -
1990
|
John De
Palma, M.D.
|
AB 2610
(Chandler) – AIDS notification -
Vetoed.
|
|
|
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AB 395 (Felando)
– Hemodialysis standardization – Vetoed.
|
|
|
|
Resolved
Method II dialysis issues regarding home dialysis.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1990 –
1991
|
Ted Weis,
M.D.
|
AB 909
(Hunter) – Uniform billing practices.
|
|
|
|
|
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1991
|
Karen Rice
|
AB 302 (Filanti)
– Increase reimbursement – Died.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1991 -
1992
|
Michael
Paget
|
SB 1748
(Mello) – Reprocessing standards enacted.
Reuse protected.
|
|
|
|
|
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April 10, ‘92
|
|
CDC Administrative Office
Founded
|
|
|
|
|
|
1992 –
1994
|
J. Michael
Channick, M.D.
|
AB 408 (Escutia)
– Corrections in HT Training Act.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 21,
‘94
|
|
CDC
Disaster Task Force Formed in Response to Northridge Quake.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994 –
1996
|
Terry Bahr
|
SB 489
(Kelly) – Corrections in HT Training Act.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996 –
1998
|
Kathy Laws
|
AB 2424 (Alby)
– Increase Medi-Cal transportation services – Died.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1998 –
1999
|
Carol
DiRaimondo, M.D.
|
SB 1331
(Knight) – HT Training Act Improvements.
|
|
|
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SB 1863
(Watson) – Share of cost fix – Died.
|
|
|
|
AB 1208 (Migden)
– Safe Needle Mandate.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999 –
2001
|
Debra
Punch
|
AB 561
(Scott) – Payment of Medi-Cal Providers during budget deadlock.
|
|
|
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AB 1202
(Firebaugh) – Extension of HT Training Act.
|
|
|
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AB 60
(Knox) – Opposed mandate for overtime.
|
|
|
|
AB 394 (Kuehl)
– Dialysis clinic deleted from nurse staffing ratio mandate.
|
| |
|
AB 1359
(Calderon) – Prohibition on reuse of single use medical device amended
to exclude dialyzer. HT
training regulations under development.
|
|
|
|
|
2001 - 2002
|
Thomas Paukert, M.D.
|
Medi-Cal
Rate Increase of 2.4% effective 8/1/01. Sponsored by CDC
|
|
|
SB
1027 (Romero) Prohibits Overtime by nurses and others. CDC
opposed
|
|
|
Dialysis
Social Workers. CDC met with DHS/CMS to clarify rules |
|
|
Medi-Cal
Billing Issues. Seeking improvements. |
|
|
|
|
2003 - Present
|
Susan
Vogel, R.N. |
15
% Medi-Cal rate cut proposed by Governor. CDC opposed. Final cut
5%. CDC supports bill to restore rate was defeated. CDC joins
coalition & files suit to stop rate cut. |
| |
|
Elimination
of non-emergency medical transportation. CDC opposed the proposal and it
was defeated in the Budget Committee. |
| |
|
SB
370 (Soto) CDC sponsored bill to eliminate Medi-Cal TAR for dialysis treatments
passed and signed into law by the Governor. Bill effective 1-1-04. |
| |
|
LVN
regulations approved by LVN Board. CDC strongly supported. CDC
defended the regulations and worked with DHS and others to implement. |
| |
|
AB
1739 (Frommer) Revisions to CHT training law. CDC worked closely
with the DHS to secure dozens of amendments. Bill died due to
unrelated amendments on drug cost issues. |
| |
|
ARC
120 sponsored by CDC to designate August 15, 2003 as California Chronic
Disease Education Day. The Assembly Concurrent Resolution passed. |
