California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2389 — Health care coverage: health facilities: cost and quality information.

Last action — Concurrence pending.

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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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law prohibits a contract between a plan or insurer and a health care provider from containing certain terms. This bill would prohibit a contract by or on behalf of a plan or insurer and a health care facility, as defined, to provide inpatient hospital services or ambulatory care services to subscribers and enrollees of the plan or policyholders and insureds of the insurer from containing a provision that restricts the ability of the plan or insurer to furnish information to subscribers or enrollees of the plan or policyholders or insureds of the insurer concerning the cost range of procedures at the facility or the quality of services performed by the facility, provided that, among other requirements, the cost information is limited to certain elective, uncomplicated procedures, the plan or insurer also discloses the location of its facility cost ranges and quality measurements and makes specified disclosures regarding those measurements and the cost information provided, and the plan or insurer provides affected facilities an opportunity to review the information prior to furnishing it to subscribers, enrollees, policyholders, or insureds, as specified. The bill would make a contractual provision inconsistent with the bill's requirements void and unenforceable.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Concurrence pending.

  2. Died on inactive file.

  3. To inactive file on motion of Assembly Member Charles Calderon.

  4. Action rescinded whereby the bill was re-referred to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. (Page 6934.)

  5. Re-referred to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 6. Page 4994.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

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

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 23).

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

  13. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 0. Page 5338.)

  16. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 5275.).

  17. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 5240.).

  18. Read second time. To third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 4).

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

  21. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  23. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  24. Read first time.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  26. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2389 Gaines By Alquist

Passed 30 Yea · 6 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28504
Republican 1000
Democratic 1100
Total 30604
% of votes cast 75%15%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Correa — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Nay
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6102
Republican 0001
Total 6103
% of votes cast 60%10%0%30%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Nay
Negrete — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Leno — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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AB 2389 GAINES Assembly Third Reading

Passed 67 Yea · 0 Nay · 24 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 630022
Democratic 2001
Republican 2001
Total 670024
% of votes cast 74%0%0%26%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Not Voting
Chesbro — Not Voting
Conway — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Not Voting
Tom — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
DeVore — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Salas — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Furutani — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Jeffries — Not Voting
Smyth — Not Voting
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 23 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22002
Republican 1001
Total 23003
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Conway — Yea
Eng — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Nava — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Monning — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2389 do?
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law prohibits a contract between a plan or insurer and a health care provider from containing certain terms. This bill would prohibit a contract by or on behalf of a plan or insurer and a health care facility, as defined, to provide inpatient hospital services or ambulatory care services to subscribers and enrollees of the plan or policyholders and insureds of the insurer from containing a provision that restricts the ability of the plan or insurer to furnish information to subscribers or enrollees of the plan or policyholders or insureds of the insurer concerning the cost range of procedures at the facility or the quality of services performed by the facility, provided that, among other requirements, the cost information is limited to certain elective, uncomplicated procedures, the plan or insurer also discloses the location of its facility cost ranges and quality measurements and makes specified disclosures regarding those measurements and the cost information provided, and the plan or insurer provides affected facilities an opportunity to review the information prior to furnishing it to subscribers, enrollees, policyholders, or insureds, as specified. The bill would make a contractual provision inconsistent with the bill's requirements void and unenforceable.
Who sponsors AB 2389?
AB 2389 is sponsored by Beth Gaines.
What is the current status of AB 2389?
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 2389?
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