California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 233 — Emergency services and care.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 333, Statutes of 2011.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2011. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities. A violation of these provisions is a crime. Existing law requires emergency services and care to be provided to any person requesting the services or care for any condition in which the person is in danger of loss of life, or serious injury or illness, at any licensed health facility. For the purposes of these provisions, emergency services and care is defined to include medical screening, examination, and evaluation by a physician, or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by other appropriate personnel under the supervision of a physician, to determine the care, treatment, and surgery by a physician necessary to relieve or eliminate the emergency medical condition or active labor, within the capability of the facility. Existing law defines consultation as the rendering of an opinion, advice, or prescribing treatment by telephone and, when determined to be medically necessary jointly by the emergency and specialty physicians, includes review of the patient's record, examination, and treatment of the patient in person by a specialty physician who is qualified to give an opinion or render the necessary treatment in order to stabilize the patient. Existing law also defines when stabilization of a patient has occurred. This bill would recast the definition of emergency services and care to include other appropriate licensed persons under the supervision of a physician and surgeon. This bill would expand the definition of consultation to also mean the rendering of a decision regarding hospitalization or transfer and would provide that consultation includes review of the patient's medical record, examination, and treatment of the patient in person by a consulting physician and surgeon when determined to be medically necessary jointly by the treating physician and surgeon and the consulting physician and surgeon, or by other appropriate personnel acting within their scope of licensure under the supervision of a treating physician and surgeon. The bill would authorize the treating physician and surgeon to request to communicate directly with the consulting physician and surgeon, and would require the consulting physician and surgeon to examine and treat the patient in person when it is determined to be medically necessary, as specified. This bill would expand the definition of when stabilization of a patient has occurred to include the opinion of other appropriate licensed persons acting within their scope of licensure under the supervision of a treating physician and surgeon. By expanding the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 333, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:45 a.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2234.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 2691.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. (Page 2588.)

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From consent calendar.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  12. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 17).

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 5).

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  18. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  19. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  20. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1180.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  22. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

  23. Set for hearing May 16.

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

  25. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 786.) (April 27).

  26. Set for hearing April 27.

  27. Hearing postponed by committee.

  28. Set for hearing April 13.

  29. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  30. Hearing postponed by committee.

  31. Set for hearing April 6.

  32. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  33. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.

  34. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Pavley · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Pavley

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB233 Pavley Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Huff — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Yee — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Evans — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 233 Pavley Senate Third Reading By ENG

Passed 76 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 73103
Democratic 1000
Total 76103
% of votes cast 95%1%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Fong — Yea
Carter — Yea
Huber — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Torres — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Not Voting
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Campos — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17002
Total 17002
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Garrick — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Logue — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Silva — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Huff — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 233 do?
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities. A violation of these provisions is a crime. Existing law requires emergency services and care to be provided to any person requesting the services or care for any condition in which the person is in danger of loss of life, or serious injury or illness, at any licensed health facility. For the purposes of these provisions, emergency services and care is defined to include medical screening, examination, and evaluation by a physician, or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by other appropriate personnel under the supervision of a physician, to determine the care, treatment, and surgery by a physician necessary to relieve or eliminate the emergency medical condition or active labor, within the capability of the facility. Existing law defines consultation as the rendering of an opinion, advice, or prescribing treatment by telephone and, when determined to be medically necessary jointly by the emergency and specialty physicians, includes review of the patient's record, examination, and treatment of the patient in person by a specialty physician who is qualified to give an opinion or render the necessary treatment in order to stabilize the patient. Existing law also defines when stabilization of a patient has occurred. This bill would recast the definition of emergency services and care to include other appropriate licensed persons under the supervision of a physician and surgeon. This bill would expand the definition of consultation to also mean the rendering of a decision regarding hospitalization or transfer and would provide that consultation includes review of the patient's medical record, examination, and treatment of the patient in person by a consulting physician and surgeon when determined to be medically necessary jointly by the treating physician and surgeon and the consulting physician and surgeon, or by other appropriate personnel acting within their scope of licensure under the supervision of a treating physician and surgeon. The bill would authorize the treating physician and surgeon to request to communicate directly with the consulting physician and surgeon, and would require the consulting physician and surgeon to examine and treat the patient in person when it is determined to be medically necessary, as specified. This bill would expand the definition of when stabilization of a patient has occurred to include the opinion of other appropriate licensed persons acting within their scope of licensure under the supervision of a treating physician and surgeon. By expanding the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 SB 233?
SB 233 is sponsored by Pavley.
What is the current status of SB 233?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 233?
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