Tony Mendoza
- Democratic
Author
Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which health care services are provided to qualified, low-income persons. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law authorizes a county board of supervisors, by ordinance, to establish a commission to negotiate an exclusive contract with the department to provide, or arrange for the provision of, health care services under the Medi-Cal program. This system of services provided by or through a county under these provisions is known as a county organized health system. Existing law requires the enabling ordinance to, among other things, specify the membership of the county commission, the qualifications for individual members, the manner of appointment, and how long they will serve. Pursuant to this authority, the County of Orange, by ordinance, established a commission to provide health care services under the Medi-Cal program. This bill would codify those provisions of the enabling ordinance that prescribe the membership composition, the qualifications for individual members, tenure of the members, and the procedure for removing a member of the governing body of the commission established in the County of Orange, known as the Orange County Health Authority. The bill would authorize the governing body of the commission established in the County of Orange, subject to a 23 vote of the full membership of the governing body, to increase the number of public members, or the number of current CalOptima members or family members of current CalOptima members who may serve as a member of the governing body, subject to an affirmative vote by a majority of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange. The bill would prescribe the duties and responsibilities of the governing body, including to serve the public interest of the CalOptima members and to ensure the operational well-being and fiscal solvency of the Orange County Health Authority, and would require the Orange County Health Authority to work to earn the public's trust through its commitment to accountability, responsiveness, transparency, reliability, and cooperation. These provisions would remain in effect until January 1, 2023, and as of that date would be repealed. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Orange. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 479, Statutes of 2017.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2920.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Urgency clause adopted.
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 2866.)
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HEALTH pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2726.) Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 3152.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 12).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 13. Page 1400.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
Published May 26 at 10 a.m.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1175.) (May 25).
Set for hearing May 25.
May 15 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing May 15.
May 8 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing May 8.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 744.) (April 19).
Set for hearing April 19.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 536.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
Set for hearing March 29.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on EQ. (Ayes 8. Noes 4. Page 327.) (March 7). Re-referred to Com. on EQ.
Set for hearing March 7.
Referred to Coms. on T. & H., EQ., and GOV. & F.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 5.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB4 | HTML |
| 12/05/16 - Introduced | |
| 04/26/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/10/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/26/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/22/17 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/28/17 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/17/17 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/05/17 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/18/17 - Enrolled | |
| 10/04/17 - Chaptered |
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