California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 784 — Health care districts: employment.

Last action — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, restricts the employment of physicians and surgeons or doctors of podiatric medicine by a corporation or other artificial legal entity to entities that do not charge for professional services rendered to patients and are approved by the Medical Board of California, subject to specified exemptions. Existing law, the Local Health Care District Law, regulates the organization and management of health care districts. This bill would create an exemption to the general prohibition described above by authorizing health care districts and nonprofit corporations with a health care district as its sole corporate member that own or control a general acute care hospital to employ physicians and surgeons and charge for professional services. The bill would prohibit the health care district from interfering with, controling, or otherwise directing the professional judgment of a physician or surgeon as proscribed.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. January 18 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  3. Set for hearing January 18.

  4. January 16 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.

  5. Set for hearing January 16.

  6. May 15 hearing postponed by committee.

  7. Set for hearing May 15.

  8. May 8 hearing postponed by committee.

  9. Set for hearing May 8.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 941.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 747.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  12. Set for hearing April 26 in HEALTH pending receipt.

  13. Set for hearing April 17.

  14. Re-referred to Coms. on B., P. & E. D. and HEALTH.

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

  16. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  17. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 784 do?
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, restricts the employment of physicians and surgeons or doctors of podiatric medicine by a corporation or other artificial legal entity to entities that do not charge for professional services rendered to patients and are approved by the Medical Board of California, subject to specified exemptions. Existing law, the Local Health Care District Law, regulates the organization and management of health care districts. This bill would create an exemption to the general prohibition described above by authorizing health care districts and nonprofit corporations with a health care district as its sole corporate member that own or control a general acute care hospital to employ physicians and surgeons and charge for professional services. The bill would prohibit the health care district from interfering with, controling, or otherwise directing the professional judgment of a physician or surgeon as proscribed.
Who sponsors SB 784?
SB 784 is sponsored by Becker, Josh (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 784?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 784?
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