AB 2198

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 21, 2024
  • Passed Senate Aug 28, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Sep 22, 2024

Health information.

Bill Subjects

Health Information

Abstract

Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act's requirements a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires health care service plans and health insurers, commencing January 1, 2024, to establish and maintain specified application programming interfaces (API) , including patient access API, for the benefit of enrollees, insureds, and contracted providers. Existing law authorizes the departments to require health care service plans or health insurers, as applicable, to establish and maintain provider access API and prior authorization support API if and when final federal rules are published . This bill would instead require the departments, commencing January 1, 2027, or when final federal rules are implemented, whichever occurs later, to require health care service plans and health insurers to establish and maintain patient access API, provider access API, payer-to-payer API, and prior authorization API. The bill, until January 1, 2027, would authorize the departments to issue guidance relating to these provisions not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act, as specified. Because a violation of these requirements by a health care service plan would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 (1)

Votes


Actions


Sep 22, 2024

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 386, Statutes of 2024.

Sep 11, 2024

California State Legislature

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

Aug 29, 2024

Assembly

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).

Assembly

Assembly Rule 77 suspended.

Aug 28, 2024

Senate

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

Aug 20, 2024

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 19, 2024

Senate

Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Jun 25, 2024

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Jun 24, 2024

Senate

From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

Jun 17, 2024

Senate

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

Jun 13, 2024

Senate

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 12).

Jun 03, 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.

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 71. Noes 0. Page 5444.)

May 16, 2024

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

May 15, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 15).

Apr 30, 2024

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Apr 29, 2024

Assembly

Read second time and amended.

Apr 25, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 23).

Apr 11, 2024

Assembly

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

Mar 25, 2024

Assembly

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

Feb 26, 2024

Assembly

Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

Feb 08, 2024

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.

Feb 07, 2024

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB2198 HTML
02/07/24 - Introduced PDF
04/29/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/03/24 - Amended Senate PDF
06/17/24 - Amended Senate PDF
08/19/24 - Amended Senate PDF
09/03/24 - Enrolled PDF
09/22/24 - Chaptered PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
04/19/24- Assembly Health PDF
05/14/24- Assembly Appropriations PDF
06/10/24- Senate Health PDF
06/25/24- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
08/20/24- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
08/28/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF

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