California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 542 — Hospital acquired conditions.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 establishes various programs for the prevention of disease and the promotion of health, including, but not limited to, the licensing and regulation of health facilities to be administered by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law requires specified health facilities to report patient adverse events to the department within 5 days. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would require the medical director and the director of nursing of a hospital to annually report adverse events and hospital acquired conditions to its governing board. By changing the definition of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which health care services are provided to qualified low-income persons. This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to convene a technical working group to evaluate options for implementing nonpayment policies and practices for hospital acquired conditions for the Medi-Cal program, as specified. This bill would require the technical working group to provide the best options to the Director of Health Care Services, the Secretary of California Health and Human Services, and the Legislature by February 1, 2011. This bill would also require the department to implement nonpayment policies and procedures for hospital acquired conditions for the Medi-Cal program, as specified. Existing law imposes various functions and duties on the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board with respect to the regulation and administration of various insurance programs, including the Healthy Families Program. This bill would require certain managed care plans contracting with the board to implement nonpayment policies and practices for hospital acquired conditions that are consistent with those adopted by the Medi-Cal program through their contracts with health care facilities, as defined. 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. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 6628.)

  4. Passed on file.

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6562.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 4776.)

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (August 12).

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR suspense file.

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

  13. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 30).

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  15. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  16. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  18. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  19. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  21. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 26. Page 1880.)

  22. Read second time. To third reading.

  23. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

  24. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Read second time and amended.

  27. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (April 28).

  28. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  29. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

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

  31. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  33. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Feuer · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Feuer

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 542 FEUER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 61 Yea · 29 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 572700
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 612900
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Conway — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Audra — Nay
Cook — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Tran — Nay
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB542 Feuer By Alquist

Passed 23 Yea · 13 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211204
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231304
% of votes cast 58%33%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Runner — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Nay
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7301
Total 7301
% of votes cast 64%27%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Not Voting

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 542 FEUER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 59 Yea · 29 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 552704
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 592904
% of votes cast 64%32%0%4%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Conway — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Audra — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Cook — Nay
Knight — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
DeVore — Nay
Duvall — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15500
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 16600
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Duvall — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Price — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Audra — Nay
Miller — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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

Passed 19 Yea · 4 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17303
Republican 1100
Democratic 1000
Total 19403
% of votes cast 73%15%0%12%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Conway — Nay
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Nay
Fletcher — Not Voting
Gaines — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Nava — Yea
Adams — Nay
Emmerson — Not Voting
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 542 do?
Existing law establishes various programs for the prevention of disease and the promotion of health, including, but not limited to, the licensing and regulation of health facilities to be administered by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law requires specified health facilities to report patient adverse events to the department within 5 days. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would require the medical director and the director of nursing of a hospital to annually report adverse events and hospital acquired conditions to its governing board. By changing the definition of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which health care services are provided to qualified low-income persons. This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to convene a technical working group to evaluate options for implementing nonpayment policies and practices for hospital acquired conditions for the Medi-Cal program, as specified. This bill would require the technical working group to provide the best options to the Director of Health Care Services, the Secretary of California Health and Human Services, and the Legislature by February 1, 2011. This bill would also require the department to implement nonpayment policies and procedures for hospital acquired conditions for the Medi-Cal program, as specified. Existing law imposes various functions and duties on the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board with respect to the regulation and administration of various insurance programs, including the Healthy Families Program. This bill would require certain managed care plans contracting with the board to implement nonpayment policies and practices for hospital acquired conditions that are consistent with those adopted by the Medi-Cal program through their contracts with health care facilities, as defined. 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 542?
AB 542 is sponsored by Feuer.
What is the current status of AB 542?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 542?
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