Wesley Chesbro
- Democratic
Author
Existing law generally provides for the licensure of health facilities, including rural general acute care hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law requires the department to provide expert technical assistance to strategically located, high-risk rural hospitals, as defined, to assist the hospitals in carrying out an assessment of potential business and diversification of service opportunities. Existing law also requires the department to continue to provide regulatory relief when appropriate through program flexibility for such items as staffing, space, and physical plant requirements. This bill would, until January 1, 2020, establish a demonstration project authorizing a rural hospital, as defined, that meets specified conditions, to employ up to 10 physicians and surgeons at one time, except as provided, to provide medical services at the rural hospital or other health facility that the rural hospital owns or operates, and to retain all or part of the income generated by the physicians and surgeons for medical services billed and collected by the rural hospital if the physician and surgeon in whose name the charges are made approves the charges. The bill would require a rural hospital that employs a physician and surgeon pursuant to those provisions to develop and implement a policy regarding the independent medical judgment of the physician and surgeon. The bill would require these physicians and surgeons to biennially sign a specified statement. The bill would impose various duties on the department and the Medical Board of California including, not later than January 1, 2019, a requirement that the board deliver a report to the Legislature regarding the demonstration project.
From Senate committee without further action.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In committee: Set, second hearing. Further hearing to be set.
In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and HEALTH.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1822.)
Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 1740.).
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 20).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 28).
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. by unanimous consent, and then be re-referred to Com. on HEALTH
From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB648 | HTML |
| 02/25/09 - Introduced | |
| 04/15/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/05/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/28/09 - Amended Assembly |
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