Eloise Reyes
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 29
Author
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. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law authorizes the department to enter contracts with managed care plans to provide Medi-Cal services. Under existing law, Medi-Cal covers early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment for individuals under 21 years of age, consistent with federal law. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to adopt regulations establishing a standard of care under which a child is evaluated for risk of lead poisoning by health care providers during the child's periodic health assessment. This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal receives blood lead screening tests at 12 and 24 months of age, or at any time at which the child is identified as having a high risk of lead exposure, as described by the State Department of Public Health, and that a child 2 to 6 years of age, inclusive, receives a blood lead screening test if there is no record of a previous test for that child. The bill would require the department to report its progress toward blood lead screening tests for all enrolled children, as specified, in its annual External Accountability Set as part of the annual external quality review organization review, and annually on its Internet Web site, to ensure Medi-Cal managed care plans make certain each enrolled child receives required blood lead screening tests, and to ensure Medi-Cal managed care plans require health care providers to test enrolled children, as specified. The bill would further require the department to ensure a Medi-Cal managed care plan notifies a child's parent, parents, guardian, or other person charged with his or her support and maintenance, and the child's health care provider, with specified information, including when a child has missed a required blood lead screening test, as specified. The bill would require a contract between the department and a Medi-Cal managed care plan to ensure the plan and its contractors meet the standard of care for early and periodic screening when providing lead testing. This bill would require the State Department of Public Health to prepare provider training guidelines, curriculum, and resources to educate providers about childhood lead poisoning prevention, exposure risks, exposure health effects, and sources of exposure. The bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to ensure a Medi-Cal managed care plan notifies and educates a contracted health care provider that, for 2 consecutive 12-month periods, fails to blood lead test at least 80% of the enrolled children, as specified, and to ensure that education reflects the training guidelines, curriculum, and resources developed by the State Department of Public Health. The bill would provide that it is the goal of the state that all children at risk of lead exposure receive blood lead screening tests. The bill would also make findings and declarations.
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6976.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5655.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16).
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 27).
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 Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5617.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 25).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 17).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2122 | HTML |
| 02/08/18 - Introduced | |
| 04/11/18 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/24/18 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/25/18 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/14/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/03/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/17/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/04/18 - Enrolled |
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