California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 648 — Rural hospitals: physician services.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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.

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Summary

Existing law generally provides for the licensure of health facilities, including rural general acute care hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law requires the department to provide expert technical assistance to strategically located, high-risk rural hospitals, as defined, to assist the hospitals in carrying out an assessment of potential business and diversification of service opportunities. Existing law also requires the department to continue to provide regulatory relief when appropriate through program flexibility for such items as staffing, space, and physical plant requirements. This bill would, until January 1, 2020, establish a demonstration project authorizing a rural hospital, as defined, that meets specified conditions, to employ up to 10 physicians and surgeons at one time, except as provided, to provide medical services at the rural hospital or other health facility that the rural hospital owns or operates, and to retain all or part of the income generated by the physicians and surgeons for medical services billed and collected by the rural hospital if the physician and surgeon in whose name the charges are made approves the charges. The bill would require a rural hospital that employs a physician and surgeon pursuant to those provisions to develop and implement a policy regarding the independent medical judgment of the physician and surgeon. The bill would require these physicians and surgeons to biennially sign a specified statement. The bill would impose various duties on the department and the Medical Board of California including, not later than January 1, 2019, a requirement that the board deliver a report to the Legislature regarding the demonstration project.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  3. In committee: Set, second hearing. Further hearing to be set.

  4. In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

  5. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and HEALTH.

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

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1822.)

  8. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 1740.).

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 20).

  11. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Read second time and amended.

  13. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 28).

  14. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21).

  15. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

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

  17. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. by unanimous consent, and then be re-referred to Com. on HEALTH

  18. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B. & P.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  20. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Buchanan · Cosponsor
  • Chesbro · Primary
  • Cox · Cosponsor
  • Ducheny · Cosponsor
  • Fuentes · Cosponsor
  • Miller · Cosponsor
  • Nielsen · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Chesbro

Co-sponsors (6)

  • Buchanan
  • Cox
  • Ducheny
  • Fuentes
  • Miller
  • Nielsen

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Health.

Failed 5 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5402
Total 5402
% of votes cast 45%36%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Negrete — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Corbett — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Florez — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 648 CHESBRO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83003
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 88004
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18001
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 25 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22001
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 25001
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Conway — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Block — Yea
Adams — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Nava — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Health.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10002
Republican 1000
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Ruskin — Not Voting
Smyth — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 648 do?
Existing law generally provides for the licensure of health facilities, including rural general acute care hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law requires the department to provide expert technical assistance to strategically located, high-risk rural hospitals, as defined, to assist the hospitals in carrying out an assessment of potential business and diversification of service opportunities. Existing law also requires the department to continue to provide regulatory relief when appropriate through program flexibility for such items as staffing, space, and physical plant requirements. This bill would, until January 1, 2020, establish a demonstration project authorizing a rural hospital, as defined, that meets specified conditions, to employ up to 10 physicians and surgeons at one time, except as provided, to provide medical services at the rural hospital or other health facility that the rural hospital owns or operates, and to retain all or part of the income generated by the physicians and surgeons for medical services billed and collected by the rural hospital if the physician and surgeon in whose name the charges are made approves the charges. The bill would require a rural hospital that employs a physician and surgeon pursuant to those provisions to develop and implement a policy regarding the independent medical judgment of the physician and surgeon. The bill would require these physicians and surgeons to biennially sign a specified statement. The bill would impose various duties on the department and the Medical Board of California including, not later than January 1, 2019, a requirement that the board deliver a report to the Legislature regarding the demonstration project.
Who sponsors AB 648?
AB 648 is sponsored by Buchanan, Chesbro, Cox, Ducheny, Fuentes, Miller, and Nielsen.
What is the current status of AB 648?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 AB 648?
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