California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 952 — Health information: disclosure: Taft-Hartley plans.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 493, Statutes of 2009.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) , establishes certain requirements relating to the provision of health insurance and, among other things, requires the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to publicize the standards for the electronic exchange, privacy, and security of protected health information, as defined. Existing law, the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, prohibits a health care provider, a contractor, or a health care service plan from disclosing medical information, as defined, regarding a patient of the provider or an enrollee or subscriber of the health care service plan without first obtaining an authorization, except as specified. Existing law makes a violation of the act that results in economic loss or personal injury to a patient a misdemeanor. This bill would authorize a health care provider or a health care service plan to disclose medical information to a specified type of employee welfare benefit plan formed under the Taft-Hartley Act, or to an entity contracting with that employee welfare benefit plan, as specified, if, among other requirements, the disclosure is for a specified purpose, is made pursuant to a request accompanied by a written authorization for the release of the information, as specified, and is authorized by and made in a manner consistent with HIPAA. By changing the definition of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 493, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2792.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1978.)

  7. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  10. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 14).

  12. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 8).

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

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

  16. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1997.)

  17. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  18. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 28).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  20. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  21. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (May 12).

  23. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Re-referred. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (May 5).

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

  25. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Krekorian · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Krekorian

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 952 KREKORIAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 90 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 84001
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 90001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Portantino — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Bass — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Special Consent #16 AB952 Krekorian

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37001
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 39002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 952 KREKORIAN Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81005
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 87005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Bill — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Bass — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Tran — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 26 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23000
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 26000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Carter — 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
Hall — Yea
Conway — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Nava — Yea
Block — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 952 do?
Existing law, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) , establishes certain requirements relating to the provision of health insurance and, among other things, requires the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to publicize the standards for the electronic exchange, privacy, and security of protected health information, as defined. Existing law, the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, prohibits a health care provider, a contractor, or a health care service plan from disclosing medical information, as defined, regarding a patient of the provider or an enrollee or subscriber of the health care service plan without first obtaining an authorization, except as specified. Existing law makes a violation of the act that results in economic loss or personal injury to a patient a misdemeanor. This bill would authorize a health care provider or a health care service plan to disclose medical information to a specified type of employee welfare benefit plan formed under the Taft-Hartley Act, or to an entity contracting with that employee welfare benefit plan, as specified, if, among other requirements, the disclosure is for a specified purpose, is made pursuant to a request accompanied by a written authorization for the release of the information, as specified, and is authorized by and made in a manner consistent with HIPAA. By changing the definition of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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.
Who sponsors AB 952?
AB 952 is sponsored by Krekorian.
What is the current status of AB 952?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 952?
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