AB 3161

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 21, 2024
  • Passed Senate Aug 27, 2024
  • Became Law Sep 27, 2024

Health facilities: patient safety and antidiscrimination.

Abstract

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law requires a health facility to develop, implement, and comply with a patient safety plan to improve the health and safety of patients and to reduce preventable patient safety events. The patient safety plan requires specified elements, including, but not limited to, a reporting system for patient safety events that allows anyone involved to make a report of a patient safety event to the health facility, and a process for a team of facility staff to conduct analyses related to root causes of patient safety events. A violation of these provisions is a crime. This bill would require the reporting system to include anonymous reporting options. The bill would also require analysis of patient safety events by specified sociodemographic factors to identify disparities in these events and would state the intent of the Legislature that a health facility use prescribed stratification categories for this requirement and that a health facility, for certain sociodemographic factors, only be required to disclose information that is voluntarily provided by the patient or client. The bill would require that the safety plan include a process for addressing racism and discrimination and its impacts on patient health and safety, including monitoring sociodemographic disparities in patient safety events and developing interventions to remedy known disparities, and encouraging facility staff to report suspected instances of racism and discrimination. The bill would require, beginning January 1, 2026, and biannually thereafter, that health facilities submit patient safety plans to the department's licensing and certification division. The bill would authorize the department to impose a fine not to exceed $5,000 on health facilities for failure to adopt, update, or submit patient safety plans, and would authorize the department to grant an automatic 60-day extension to submit biannual patient safety plans. The bill would require the department to make all patient safety plans submitted by health facilities available to the public on its internet website. By expanding the requirements on health facilities, the bill would expand the definition of a crime and 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 (3)

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Actions


Sep 27, 2024

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 757, Statutes of 2024.

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

Sep 06, 2024

California State Legislature

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

Aug 28, 2024

Assembly

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

Assembly

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.).

Assembly

Assembly Rule 77 suspended.

Aug 27, 2024

Senate

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

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: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 15).

Senate

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

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 11. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

Jun 19, 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 JUD.

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

Jun 13, 2024

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

May 29, 2024

Senate

Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

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 70. Noes 0. Page 5386.)

May 20, 2024

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 16, 2024

Assembly

Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5215.)

Assembly

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

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 16).

Assembly

Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

May 15, 2024

Assembly

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

  • Referral-Committee
APPR APPR. suspense file.

Apr 16, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

Apr 10, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

Apr 02, 2024

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

Apr 01, 2024

Assembly

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

Mar 11, 2024

Assembly

Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

Feb 17, 2024

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

Feb 16, 2024

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB3161 HTML
02/16/24 - Introduced PDF
04/01/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
05/16/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/19/24 - Amended Senate PDF
08/15/24 - Amended Senate PDF
08/23/24 - Amended Senate PDF
08/31/24 - Enrolled PDF
09/27/24 - Chaptered PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
04/05/24- Assembly Health PDF
04/13/24- Assembly Judiciary PDF
05/14/24- Assembly Appropriations PDF
05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
06/10/24- Senate Health PDF
06/28/24- Senate Judiciary PDF
08/02/24- Senate Appropriations PDF
08/15/24- Senate Appropriations PDF
08/19/24- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
08/26/24- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
08/28/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF

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