California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 732 — Medi-Cal: skilled nursing facilities: quality assurance fees.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 provides for the licensure and regulation by the State Department of Public Health of long-term health care facilities, including skilled nursing facilities. Existing law requires the department to impose a uniform quality assurance fee on each skilled nursing facility, with certain exceptions, in accordance with a prescribed formula. The formula is based on the determination of the projected net revenues of skilled nursing facilities. The fee will cease to be assessed and collected on and after July 31, 2011. Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which health care services, including nursing facility services, are provided to qualified low-income persons. Existing law authorizes the director to adopt regulations as are necessary to implement the above-described quality assurance fee. Existing law authorizes the director, as an alternative to adopting regulations, to implement the above-described provisions, in whole or in part, by means of a provider bulletin, or other similar instructions, without taking regulatory action, provided that neither the bulletin nor the other similar instructions remain in effect after July 31, 2010. This bill would permit provider bulletins or similar instructions related to exemptions from the quality assurance fee for providers of a continuum of services, including independent living services, assisted living services, and skilled nursing care on a single campus that have not received a Letter of Exemption from the State Department of Social Services, as specified, issued prior to July 31, 2010, to remain in effect after July 31, 2010. It would also authorize the director to issue new provider bulletins or similar instructions, after July 31, 2010, related to exemptions from the quality assurance fee for providers of a continuum of services, including independent living services, assisted living services, and skilled nursing care on a single campus that have not received a Letter of Exemption from the State Department of Social Services, as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  5. To Com. on HEALTH.

  6. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  7. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2705.) To Assembly.

  8. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  9. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

  10. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 2672.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Set for hearing January 13.

  12. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  15. Withdrawn from committee.

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.

  18. (Suspense - for vote only.)

  19. Set for hearing May 28.

  20. Placed on APPR suspense file.

  21. Set for hearing May 4.

  22. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 637.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Set for hearing April 22.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  25. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  26. To Com. on RLS.

  27. Read first time.

  28. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 30.

  29. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alquist · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Alquist

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

SENATE 3RD READING SB732 ALQUIST

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Dutton — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Not Voting
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11002
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 732 do?
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation by the State Department of Public Health of long-term health care facilities, including skilled nursing facilities. Existing law requires the department to impose a uniform quality assurance fee on each skilled nursing facility, with certain exceptions, in accordance with a prescribed formula. The formula is based on the determination of the projected net revenues of skilled nursing facilities. The fee will cease to be assessed and collected on and after July 31, 2011. Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which health care services, including nursing facility services, are provided to qualified low-income persons. Existing law authorizes the director to adopt regulations as are necessary to implement the above-described quality assurance fee. Existing law authorizes the director, as an alternative to adopting regulations, to implement the above-described provisions, in whole or in part, by means of a provider bulletin, or other similar instructions, without taking regulatory action, provided that neither the bulletin nor the other similar instructions remain in effect after July 31, 2010. This bill would permit provider bulletins or similar instructions related to exemptions from the quality assurance fee for providers of a continuum of services, including independent living services, assisted living services, and skilled nursing care on a single campus that have not received a Letter of Exemption from the State Department of Social Services, as specified, issued prior to July 31, 2010, to remain in effect after July 31, 2010. It would also authorize the director to issue new provider bulletins or similar instructions, after July 31, 2010, related to exemptions from the quality assurance fee for providers of a continuum of services, including independent living services, assisted living services, and skilled nursing care on a single campus that have not received a Letter of Exemption from the State Department of Social Services, as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 732?
SB 732 is sponsored by Alquist.
What is the current status of SB 732?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 732?
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