AB 2174 — Medi-Cal: pediatric subacute care units: respiratory therapy hours
Last action — From committee without further action.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities, including skilled nursing facilities, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law also provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, pursuant to which medical benefits are provided to public assistance recipients and certain other low-income persons. Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to establish a subacute care program in health facilities in order to more effectively use available Medi-Cal funding while simultaneously ensuring needed services for subacute care patients. Existing regulatory law defines a pediatric subacute care unit as an identifiable unit of a certified nursing facility licensed as a skilled nursing facility and meeting the standards for participation as a provider under the Medi-Cal program. Existing regulatory law requires pediatric subacute care units to utilize a licensed respiratory care practitioner to provide a minimum of 3.0 hours per patient day to each ventilator dependent patient and a minimum of 2.0 hours per patient day to each nonventilator dependent patient of medically necessary respiratory care services. This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to waive the above-described regulatory requirements and allow a pediatric subacute care unit to reduce its respiratory therapy hours by one hour per patient day, thereby reducing the required minimum numbers of hours to 2.0 hours per patient day to each ventilator dependent patient and 1.0 hour per patient day to each nonventilator dependent patient, if certain conditions are satisfied.
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Action History
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From committee without further action.
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In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Beall · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
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Sponsors (1)
- Beall
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 2174 do?
- Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities, including skilled nursing facilities, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law also provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, pursuant to which medical benefits are provided to public assistance recipients and certain other low-income persons. Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to establish a subacute care program in health facilities in order to more effectively use available Medi-Cal funding while simultaneously ensuring needed services for subacute care patients. Existing regulatory law defines a pediatric subacute care unit as an identifiable unit of a certified nursing facility licensed as a skilled nursing facility and meeting the standards for participation as a provider under the Medi-Cal program. Existing regulatory law requires pediatric subacute care units to utilize a licensed respiratory care practitioner to provide a minimum of 3.0 hours per patient day to each ventilator dependent patient and a minimum of 2.0 hours per patient day to each nonventilator dependent patient of medically necessary respiratory care services. This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to waive the above-described regulatory requirements and allow a pediatric subacute care unit to reduce its respiratory therapy hours by one hour per patient day, thereby reducing the required minimum numbers of hours to 2.0 hours per patient day to each ventilator dependent patient and 1.0 hour per patient day to each nonventilator dependent patient, if certain conditions are satisfied.
- Who sponsors AB 2174?
- AB 2174 is sponsored by Beall.
- What is the current status of AB 2174?
- 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 2174?
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