Anthony Portantino
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 25
Author
Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services through various health care delivery systems, including managed care pursuant to Medi-Cal managed care plan contracts. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. This bill would, for covered benefits under its contract, require a Medi-Cal managed care plan to, among other things, make a good faith effort to contract with at least one National Cancer Institute (NCI) -designated comprehensive cancer center, site affiliated with the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) , or qualifying academic cancer center, as specified within each county in which the Medi-Cal managed care plan operates, and authorize any eligible enrollee diagnosed with a complex cancer diagnosis to request a referral to any of those centers to receive medically necessary services unless the enrollee chooses a different cancer treatment provider. The bill would require a Medi-Cal managed care plan to notify all enrollees of their right to request a referral to access to care through any of those centers. The bill would authorize the department to implement, interpret, or make specific the provisions by means of all-county letters or similar guidance, without taking further regulatory action. The bill would require the department, in consultation with stakeholders, to develop a process for updating and further defining a "complex cancer diagnosis" on a periodic basis. The bill would require the department to seek federal approval to implement those provisions and would require the provisions be implemented only to the extent that necessary federal approvals are obtained.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 608, Statutes of 2022.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5370.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 11).
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
August 10 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
August 3 hearing postponed by committee.
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 14. Noes 0.) (June 28).
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 34. Noes 0. Page 3868.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 3778.) (May 19).
Set for hearing May 19.
May 9 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 9.
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 8. Noes 0. Page 3461.) (April 20).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Set for hearing April 20.
From printer.
Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB987 | HTML |
| 02/14/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/30/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/25/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/20/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/30/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/25/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/09/22 - Enrolled | |
| 09/27/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/18/22- Senate Health | |
| 05/06/22- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/21/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/24/22- Assembly Health | |
| 08/09/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/17/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/26/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/29/22- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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