California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 535 — Elder death review teams: information requests.

Last action — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 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 “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 allows a county to establish an interagency elder death team to assist local agencies in identifying and reviewing suspicious elder deaths. Under existing law, the team may request specified information for its review, subject to prescribed confidentiality requirements. This bill would make conforming changes to refer to elder death review teams and would allow an elder death review team to request and obtain copies of certificates of death from the local registrar of births and deaths, subject to any fee requirements. Under existing law, deaths are required to be registered with the local registrar of births and deaths in the district in which the death occurs. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to enforce the laws pertaining to vital records, including certificates of death. Existing law requires the department to implement an Internet-based electronic death registration system. This bill would authorize the chair, cochair, or an agent of the chair or cochair, of a county elder death review team to participate in the Internet-based electronic death registration system to access specified information. Under existing law health facilities, including skilled nursing facilities, are required to file an annual report to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development containing prescribed data. This bill would require skilled nursing facilities, except for a skilled nursing facility that is a distinct part of a general acute care hospital, also to include within this report specified data on persons who have died in the facility. The bill would require the office to compile and make available this data to a requesting county elder death review team and would allow the office, upon request of the team, to provide additional information, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.

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

  5. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. Read second time and amended.

  7. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (January 12).

  8. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. Re-referred. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (January 5).

  9. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

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

  12. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  14. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and AGING & L.T.C.

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

  16. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ammiano · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Ammiano

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Aging and Long€term Care.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21003
Republican 1001
Total 22004
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Adams — Yea
Nava — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 535 do?
Existing law allows a county to establish an interagency elder death team to assist local agencies in identifying and reviewing suspicious elder deaths. Under existing law, the team may request specified information for its review, subject to prescribed confidentiality requirements. This bill would make conforming changes to refer to elder death review teams and would allow an elder death review team to request and obtain copies of certificates of death from the local registrar of births and deaths, subject to any fee requirements. Under existing law, deaths are required to be registered with the local registrar of births and deaths in the district in which the death occurs. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to enforce the laws pertaining to vital records, including certificates of death. Existing law requires the department to implement an Internet-based electronic death registration system. This bill would authorize the chair, cochair, or an agent of the chair or cochair, of a county elder death review team to participate in the Internet-based electronic death registration system to access specified information. Under existing law health facilities, including skilled nursing facilities, are required to file an annual report to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development containing prescribed data. This bill would require skilled nursing facilities, except for a skilled nursing facility that is a distinct part of a general acute care hospital, also to include within this report specified data on persons who have died in the facility. The bill would require the office to compile and make available this data to a requesting county elder death review team and would allow the office, upon request of the team, to provide additional information, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 535?
AB 535 is sponsored by Ammiano.
What is the current status of AB 535?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 535?
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