Mariko Yamada
- Democratic
Author
Under existing law, residents of long-term health care facilities have certain rights, including the right to be readmitted to a facility following a hospital stay, as specified, and the right, if denied readmission by the facility, to appeal this decision. Existing law establishes the State Health Facilities Citation Penalties Account within the Special Deposit Fund, available upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the protection of health or property of residents of long-term health care facilities. This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to conduct the appeal hearings. This bill would require that the State Department of Public Health be bound by a decision rendered by the State Department of Health Care Services. If readmission is ordered on appeal and the facility refuses to readmit the resident, the bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to refer the matter to the State Department of Public Health, and require the State Department of Public Health to assess a specified civil penalty against the facility each day, until the resident is readmitted or a maximum penalty amount is reached. This bill would increase these penalty amounts if the facility has previously refused after being ordered on appeal to readmit a resident. The bill would require that these penalties be deposited into the State Health Facilities Citation Penalties Account. The bill would authorize the State Department of Health Care Services and the State Department of Public Health to request that the Attorney General seek injunctive relief and damages pursuant to specified provisions of law. The bill would authorize the departments to implement these provisions by means of letters, provider bulletins, or other similar instructions.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1703.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 27).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 3).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB784 | HTML |
| 02/17/11 - Introduced | |
| 05/09/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/23/11 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/06/12 - Amended Senate |
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