AB 3221

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 13, 2024
  • Passed Senate Aug 21, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Sep 27, 2024

Department of Managed Health Care: review of records.

Abstract

Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (hereafter the act) , 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 a crime. Existing law requires the records, books, and papers of a health care service plan and other specified entities to be open to inspection by the director of the department during normal business hours. This bill would instead require the records, books, and papers of a health care service plan and other specified entities to be open to inspection by the director, including through electronic means. The bill would require a plan and other specified entities to furnish in electronic media records, books, and papers that are possessed in electronic media and to conduct a diligent review of records, books, and papers and make every effort to furnish those responsive to the director's request. The bill would require records, books, and papers to be furnished in a format that is digitally searchable, to the greatest extent feasible. The bill would require records, books, and papers to be preserved until furnished, if requested by the department. The bill would authorize the director to inspect and copy these records, books, and papers, and to seek relief in an administrative law proceeding if, in the director's determination, a plan or other specified entity fails to fully or timely respond to a duly authorized request for production of records, books, and papers. Because a willful violation of these requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires the department to conduct periodically an onsite medical survey of the health delivery system of each plan. Existing law requires the director to publicly report survey results no later than 180 days following the completion of the survey, and requires a final report to be issued after public review of the survey. Existing law requires the department to conduct a followup review to determine and report on the status of the plan's efforts to correct deficiencies no later than 18 months following release of the final report. This bill would state that nothing in those provisions prohibits the director from taking any action permitted or required under the act in response to the survey results before the followup review is initiated or completed, including, but not limited to, taking enforcement actions and opening further investigations. The bill would declare that these provisions are declaratory of and clarify existing law with regard to the director's enforcement authority. Existing law enumerates acts or omissions by a health care service plan that constitute grounds for disciplinary action by the director. This bill would add to those enumerated acts or omissions the failure by a health care service plan to respond fully or timely, or both, to a duly authorized request for production of records. 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 (10)

Votes


Actions


Sep 27, 2024

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 760, Statutes of 2024.

Sep 05, 2024

California State Legislature

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

Aug 26, 2024

Assembly

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).

Aug 21, 2024

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 23 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

Senate

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 0.).

Aug 06, 2024

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 05, 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

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

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

Jun 13, 2024

Senate

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

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

May 22, 2024

Senate

Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

May 13, 2024

Senate

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

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5192.)

May 02, 2024

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 01, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 1).

Apr 17, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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 25, 2024

Assembly

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

Mar 11, 2024

Assembly

Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

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
AB3221 HTML
02/16/24 - Introduced PDF
04/01/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/17/24 - Amended Senate PDF
08/05/24 - Amended Senate PDF
08/28/24 - Enrolled PDF
09/27/24 - Chaptered PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
04/12/24- Assembly Health PDF
04/30/24- Assembly Appropriations PDF
05/03/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
06/10/24- Senate Health PDF
08/07/24- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
08/21/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF

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