California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 655 — Healing arts: peer review.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 380, Statutes of 2011.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • 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 professional review of specified healing arts licentiates through a peer review process conducted by peer review bodies, as defined. This bill would require a peer review body to respond to the request of another peer review body and produce relevant peer review information about a licentiate that was subject to peer review by the responding peer review body for a medical disciplinary cause or reason. The bill would require the responding peer review body to determine the manner by which to produce the information, as specified. The bill would provide that the information produced pursuant to this provision is not subject to discovery, as specified, and may be used only for peer review purposes. The bill would require that all relevant information produced be made available to the licentiate by the requesting peer review body. The bill would require the requesting peer review body, upon request, to sign a specified sharing agreement with the responding peer review body, and to indemnify the responding peer review body for certain claims relating to the improper release or disclosure of information. The bill would require the licentiate under review to, upon request, release the responding peer review body from liability for the disclosure of information. The bill would specify that the responding peer review body is not obligated to produce information unless certain conditions are met.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 380, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2714.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1857.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From consent calendar.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  12. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 28).

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  15. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD.

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1351.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 3).

  21. Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hayashi · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Hayashi

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

AB 655 HAYASHI Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 76001
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Allen — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
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

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB655 Hayashi By Emmerson

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
Huff — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
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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Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Price — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 655 HAYASHI Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 70 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 650010
Democratic 3000
Republican 2000
Total 700010
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Portantino — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Cedillo — Not Voting
Alejo — Not Voting
Conway — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 655 do?
Existing law provides for the professional review of specified healing arts licentiates through a peer review process conducted by peer review bodies, as defined. This bill would require a peer review body to respond to the request of another peer review body and produce relevant peer review information about a licentiate that was subject to peer review by the responding peer review body for a medical disciplinary cause or reason. The bill would require the responding peer review body to determine the manner by which to produce the information, as specified. The bill would provide that the information produced pursuant to this provision is not subject to discovery, as specified, and may be used only for peer review purposes. The bill would require that all relevant information produced be made available to the licentiate by the requesting peer review body. The bill would require the requesting peer review body, upon request, to sign a specified sharing agreement with the responding peer review body, and to indemnify the responding peer review body for certain claims relating to the improper release or disclosure of information. The bill would require the licentiate under review to, upon request, release the responding peer review body from liability for the disclosure of information. The bill would specify that the responding peer review body is not obligated to produce information unless certain conditions are met.
Who sponsors AB 655?
AB 655 is sponsored by Hayashi.
What is the current status of AB 655?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 655?
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