AB 1895

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly Jan 24, 2024
  • Passed Assembly May 21, 2024
  • Passed Senate Aug 29, 2024
  • Governor

Public health: maternity ward closures.

Abstract

Existing law establishes the licensure and regulation of health facilities by the State Department of Public Health, including, among others, general acute care hospitals. A violation of these provisions is a crime. Under existing law, a general acute care hospital is required to provide certain basic services, including medical, nursing, surgical, anesthesia, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, and dietary services. Existing law authorizes a general acute care hospital to provide various special or supplemental services if certain conditions are met. Existing regulations define a supplemental service as an organized inpatient or outpatient service that is not required to be provided by law or regulation. Existing law requires a health facility to provide 90 days of public notice, with specified requirements, of the proposed closure or elimination of a supplemental service, such as maternity services. This bill would require an acute care hospital that operates a perinatal unit and expects challenges in the next 6 months that may result in a reduction or loss of perinatal services, to report specified information to the Department of Health Care Access and Information, including, but not limited to, the number of medical staff and employees working in the perinatal unit and the hospital's prior performance on financial metrics. The bill would require the Department of Health Care Access and Information to forward the provided information to the State Department of Health Care Services and the State Department of Public Health. The bill would require this information to be kept confidential to the extent permitted by law. The bill would require, within 3 months of receiving this notice from the hospital, the Department of Health Care Access and Information, in conjunction with the State Department of Public Health and the State Department of Health Care Services, to conduct a community impact assessment to identify the 3 closest hospitals operating a perinatal unit, their distance from the challenged facility, and whether those hospitals have any restrictions on their reproductive health services. The bill would require the Department of Health Care Access and Information to provide the community impact assessment to specified entities and would require these entities to keep the community impact assessment confidential. If the hospital plans to close its perinatal unit, the bill would require the hospital to provide public notice of the proposed closure, including the results of the community impact assessment, and other specified information on the hospital's internet website 90 days in advance of the closure. The bill would require the public to be permitted to comment on the closure for 60 days after the notice is given, and would require one noticed public hearing be conducted by the hospital. The bill would also require the hospital to accept written public comment. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Sep 29, 2024

Assembly

Vetoed by Governor.

Sep 11, 2024

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

Aug 30, 2024

Assembly

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.).

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

Aug 29, 2024

Senate

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 7.).

Aug 26, 2024

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 23, 2024

Senate

Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Aug 19, 2024

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 15, 2024

Senate

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (August 15).

Aug 05, 2024

Senate

In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR suspense file.

Jul 03, 2024

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 24, 2024

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

Jun 18, 2024

Senate

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

May 29, 2024

Senate

Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

May 22, 2024

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

May 21, 2024

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 1. Page 5354.)

May 20, 2024

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 16, 2024

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 16).

Assembly

Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

May 01, 2024

Assembly

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR APPR. suspense file.

Apr 17, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Mar 19, 2024

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

Mar 18, 2024

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

Assembly

Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

Jan 24, 2024

Assembly

Introduced measure version corrected.

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.

Jan 23, 2024

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB1895 HTML
01/23/24 - Introduced PDF
03/18/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
05/16/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/24/24 - Amended Senate PDF
08/23/24 - Amended Senate PDF
09/04/24 - Enrolled PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
04/12/24- Assembly Health PDF
04/30/24- Assembly Appropriations PDF
05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
07/01/24- Senate Health PDF
08/02/24- Senate Appropriations PDF
08/18/24- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
08/26/24- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
08/30/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
10/10/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF

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