California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 175 — Medical telemedicine: optometrists.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 419, Statutes of 2009.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, regulates the practice of telemedicine, defined as the practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, transfer of medical data, and education using interactive audio, video, or data communications. Existing law, until January 1, 2013, authorizes "teleophthalmology and teledermatology by store and forward" under the Medi-Cal program, to the extent that federal financial participation is available. Existing law defines "teleophthalmology and teledermatology by store and forward" as an asynchronous transmission of medical information to be reviewed at a later time by a physician at a distant site who is trained in ophthalmology or dermatology, where the physician at the distant site reviews the medical information without the patient being present in real time. This bill would expand the definition of "teleophthalmology and teledermatology by store and forward" to include an asynchronous transmission of medical information to be reviewed at a later time, for teleophthalmology, by a licensed optometrist.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 419, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 1 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3174.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3152.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2223.)

  8. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. (received by desk August 28, 2009 pursuant to JR61(a)(11))

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 27).

  12. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  13. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 29).

  14. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  15. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & E.D. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 17).

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

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

  18. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1620.)

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 13).

  21. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 28).

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

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

  24. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  25. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  26. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Re-referred. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (March 17).

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

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Block · Cosponsor
  • Florez · Cosponsor
  • Fuller · Cosponsor
  • Galgiani · Primary
  • Maldonado · Cosponsor
  • Monning · Cosponsor
  • Bill Berryhill · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Galgiani

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 175 GALGIANI 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
Hall — Yea
Ma — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Bass — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — 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 #19 AB175 Galgiani

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38000
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 41000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Runner — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Florez — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea

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Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9002
Republican 1000
Total 10002
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Alquist — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Negrete — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 175 GALGIANI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80004
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 88004
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Cook — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
A. — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Miller — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11001
Republican 1000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Conway — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

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
Hall — Yea
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
Hayashi — Yea
Block — Yea
Nava — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 175 do?
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, regulates the practice of telemedicine, defined as the practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, transfer of medical data, and education using interactive audio, video, or data communications. Existing law, until January 1, 2013, authorizes "teleophthalmology and teledermatology by store and forward" under the Medi-Cal program, to the extent that federal financial participation is available. Existing law defines "teleophthalmology and teledermatology by store and forward" as an asynchronous transmission of medical information to be reviewed at a later time by a physician at a distant site who is trained in ophthalmology or dermatology, where the physician at the distant site reviews the medical information without the patient being present in real time. This bill would expand the definition of "teleophthalmology and teledermatology by store and forward" to include an asynchronous transmission of medical information to be reviewed at a later time, for teleophthalmology, by a licensed optometrist.
Who sponsors AB 175?
AB 175 is sponsored by Block, Florez, Fuller, Galgiani, Maldonado, Monning, and Bill Berryhill.
What is the current status of AB 175?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2009. Enacted.
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