California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1489 — Public health: Medi-Cal: nursing facilities.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 631, Statutes of 2012.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2012. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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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 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing law requires the department to impose a uniform quality assurance fee on each skilled nursing facility, with certain exceptions, in accordance with a prescribed formula. The formula is based on the determination of the projected net revenues, as defined, of skilled nursing facilities. Under existing law, the charge will cease to be assessed after July 31, 2013, and these provisions will be repealed on January 1, 2014. Existing law, the Medi-Cal Long-Term Care Reimbursement Act, requires the department to implement a facility-specific reimbursement ratesetting system for certain skilled nursing facilities. Reimbursement rates for freestanding skilled nursing facilities are funded by a combination of federal funds and moneys collected pursuant to the skilled nursing uniform quality assurance fee. Existing law also establishes the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality and Accountability Special Fund in the State Treasury, which is a continuously appropriated fund that contains moneys from the assessment of specified administrative penalties and set asides of General Fund moneys, for the purposes of making quality and accountability payments. Existing law provides that this rate methodology shall cease to be implemented after July 31, 2013, and that these provisions shall be repealed on January 1, 2014. This bill would modify the calculation of rates under the above-referenced rate methodology, and would extend the assessment of the charge, implementation of the rate methodology, and implementation of related provisions until July 31, 2015. By extending the period of time during which transfers are made to the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality and Accountability Special Fund, this bill would make an appropriation. This bill would also modify the amount of moneys to be deposited into the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality and Accountability Special Fund, by, among other things, requiring that specified set-asides under the rate methodology remain in the General Fund instead of transferring to the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality and Accountability Special Fund and increasing the amount of certain set-asides to be transferred to the fund. This bill would instead require that the quality and accountability payments be made beginning with the 2013–14 rate year. Existing federal Medicaid law requires nursing facilities, as defined, to perform an assessment of each resident's functional capacity that is based on a uniform minimum data set, as specified. This bill would require nursing facilities, the State Department of Health Care Services, and the State Department of Public Health to perform various duties with respect to the federal government's nursing home quality initiative and this assessment. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 631, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 65. Noes 7. Page 6794.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6775.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 1. Page 5078.).

  8. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 5077.)

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  12. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 5067.)

  13. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Return to Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (August 23).

  16. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. Ordered to second reading.

  22. Withdrawn from committee.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

  24. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  26. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 23. Page 4095.)

  27. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  28. Ordered to second reading.

  29. Withdrawn from committee.

  30. Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 46. Noes 24. Page 4011.)

  31. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 46. Noes 24. Page 4011.)

  32. Referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  33. From printer. May be heard in committee February 10.

  34. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Budget · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Budget

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

W/O REF. TO FILE AB1489 Committee on BUDGET

Passed 31 Yea · 1 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29107
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 31108
% of votes cast 78%3%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Evans — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Rubio — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 1489 BUDGET Concurrence - Urgency Added By BLUMENFIELD

Passed 65 Yea · 7 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64607
Republican 0101
Democratic 1000
Total 65708
% of votes cast 81%9%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Butler — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Carter — Yea
Allen — Yea
Logue — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Halderman — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Not Voting
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Conway — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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From Committee: That the measure be returned to the Senate floor for consideration.

Passed 9 Yea · 3 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9304
Total 9304
% of votes cast 56%19%0%25%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Anderson — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
La Malfa — Not Voting

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AB 1489 BUDGET Assembly Third Reading By BLUMENFIELD

Passed 47 Yea · 23 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4621010
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 4723010
% of votes cast 59%29%0%13%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Butler — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Carter — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Campos — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Fletcher — Not Voting
Portantino — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Cook — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Skinner — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Not Voting
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Eng — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1489 do?
Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing law requires the department to impose a uniform quality assurance fee on each skilled nursing facility, with certain exceptions, in accordance with a prescribed formula. The formula is based on the determination of the projected net revenues, as defined, of skilled nursing facilities. Under existing law, the charge will cease to be assessed after July 31, 2013, and these provisions will be repealed on January 1, 2014. Existing law, the Medi-Cal Long-Term Care Reimbursement Act, requires the department to implement a facility-specific reimbursement ratesetting system for certain skilled nursing facilities. Reimbursement rates for freestanding skilled nursing facilities are funded by a combination of federal funds and moneys collected pursuant to the skilled nursing uniform quality assurance fee. Existing law also establishes the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality and Accountability Special Fund in the State Treasury, which is a continuously appropriated fund that contains moneys from the assessment of specified administrative penalties and set asides of General Fund moneys, for the purposes of making quality and accountability payments. Existing law provides that this rate methodology shall cease to be implemented after July 31, 2013, and that these provisions shall be repealed on January 1, 2014. This bill would modify the calculation of rates under the above-referenced rate methodology, and would extend the assessment of the charge, implementation of the rate methodology, and implementation of related provisions until July 31, 2015. By extending the period of time during which transfers are made to the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality and Accountability Special Fund, this bill would make an appropriation. This bill would also modify the amount of moneys to be deposited into the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality and Accountability Special Fund, by, among other things, requiring that specified set-asides under the rate methodology remain in the General Fund instead of transferring to the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality and Accountability Special Fund and increasing the amount of certain set-asides to be transferred to the fund. This bill would instead require that the quality and accountability payments be made beginning with the 2013–14 rate year. Existing federal Medicaid law requires nursing facilities, as defined, to perform an assessment of each resident's functional capacity that is based on a uniform minimum data set, as specified. This bill would require nursing facilities, the State Department of Health Care Services, and the State Department of Public Health to perform various duties with respect to the federal government's nursing home quality initiative and this assessment. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 1489?
AB 1489 is sponsored by Committee on Budget.
What is the current status of AB 1489?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2012. Enacted.
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