SB 582 — Health information.

Summary

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 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 to establish and maintain specified application programming interfaces (API) , including patient access API, to facilitate patient and provider access to health information and for the benefit of enrollees, insureds, and contracted providers. Existing law authorizes the departments to require a plan or insurer to establish and maintain specified API, including provider access API. This bill would instead require the departments to require the plans and insurers to establish and maintain these specified API. The bill would exclude from the requirements of these provisions dental or vision benefits offered by a plan or insurer, including a specialized plan or insurer. Because a willful violation of these provisions by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law establishes the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHSA) , which includes departments charged with administration of health, social, and human services. Existing law establishes the California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework that includes a single data sharing agreement and common set of policies and procedures that govern and require the exchange of health information among health care entities and government agencies in California. Existing law requires specified entities to execute the framework data sharing agreement on or before January 31, 2023. This bill would, contingent on the stakeholder advisory group developing standards for including EHR vendors, as defined, require EHR vendors to execute the framework data sharing agreement. The bill would require any fees charged by an EHR vendor to enable compliance with the framework to comply with specified federal regulations and to be sufficient to include the cost of enabling the collection and sharing of all data required, as specified. The bill would authorize CHHSA to establish administrative oversight and enforcement authority, including fines, if fees charged by EHR vendors to specified entities are not in compliance with federal standards. Existing law generally allows a health care professional to disclose test results electronically if requested by the patient. Existing law prohibits disclosing the results of a positive HIV test, test showing the presence of antigens indicating a hepatitis infection, tests showing drug abuse, or results and imaging scans that reveal a new or recurrent malignancy by electronic means unless the health care professional first discusses the results with the patient in person or by other means of oral communication. This bill would alternatively authorize the disclosure of these specified test results by internet posting or other electronic means if the patient and health care professional have discussed the potential impact of the results and the patient elects to receive them without delay. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 130290 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by AB 352 to be operative only if this bill and AB 352 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. 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 Text

• Enrolled 09/19/23 - Enrolled Current pdf September 19, 2023
• Amended 09/07/23 - Amended Assembly pdf September 07, 2023
• Amended 09/01/23 - Amended Assembly pdf September 01, 2023
• Amended 06/29/23 - Amended Assembly pdf June 29, 2023
• Amended 06/06/23 - Amended Assembly pdf June 06, 2023
• Amended 04/17/23 - Amended Senate pdf April 17, 2023
• Introduced 02/15/23 - Introduced pdf February 15, 2023
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Action History

1. January 25, 2024

   Veto sustained.

2. January 25, 2024

   Stricken from file.

3. October 08, 2023

   In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

4. October 08, 2023

   Vetoed by the Governor.

5. September 21, 2023

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

6. September 14, 2023

   Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2836.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

7. September 13, 2023

   From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 2770.)

8. September 12, 2023

   From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HEALTH pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 2683.) Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

9. September 12, 2023

   Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

10. September 12, 2023

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

11. September 12, 2023

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3266.) Ordered to the Senate.

12. September 07, 2023

    Ordered to third reading.

13. September 07, 2023

    Read third time and amended. (Ayes 61. Noes 16. Page 3064.)

14. September 07, 2023

    Assembly Rule 69 suspended. (Ayes 62. Noes 15. Page 3010.)

15. September 05, 2023

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

16. September 01, 2023

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

17. September 01, 2023

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (September 1).

18. August 23, 2023

    August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

19. June 29, 2023

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

20. June 28, 2023

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 27).

21. June 06, 2023

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

22. June 01, 2023

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

23. May 25, 2023

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

24. May 24, 2023

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1255.) Ordered to the Assembly.

25. May 18, 2023

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

26. May 18, 2023

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1176.) (May 18).

27. May 12, 2023

    Set for hearing May 18.

28. May 08, 2023

    May 8 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.

29. May 01, 2023

    Set for hearing May 8.

30. April 26, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 894.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

31. April 17, 2023

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

32. April 14, 2023

    Set for hearing April 25.

33. April 13, 2023

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 711.) (April 12).

34. March 28, 2023

    Set for hearing April 12.

35. February 22, 2023

    Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

36. February 16, 2023

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.

37. February 15, 2023

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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• Josh Becker · Primary

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