California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 844 — Health facilities: general acute care hospitals.

Last action — Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 general acute care hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health. A violation of these provisions is a crime. Existing law defines a general acute care hospital as a health facility having a duly constituted governing body with overall administrative and professional responsibility and an organized medical staff that provides 24-hour inpatient care, including the following basic services: medical, nursing, surgical, anesthesia, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, and dietary services. This bill would provide that, for the purposes of licensing, dietary services may be provided either at the hospital or in another hospital immediately adjacent to the hospital as long as dedicated facilities are in place to accommodate the delivery of these services and the department determines that all applicable statutory and regulatory standards pertaining to dietary services have been met. By expanding the definition of a crime, this bill imposes 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. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, proposed by SB 177, to be operative only if SB 177 and this bill are both chaptered and become operative before January 1, 2012, and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

Action History

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

  2. Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  4. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  5. Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  7. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1065.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  10. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  13. Set for hearing May 16.

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

  15. Set for hearing May 9.

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

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 675.) (April 13).

  18. Set for hearing April 13.

  19. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  20. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

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

Sponsors

  • Price · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Price

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18001
Total 18001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Eng — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Williams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea

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Special Consent #3

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
Yee — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Evans — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — 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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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 844 do?
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities, including general acute care hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health. A violation of these provisions is a crime. Existing law defines a general acute care hospital as a health facility having a duly constituted governing body with overall administrative and professional responsibility and an organized medical staff that provides 24-hour inpatient care, including the following basic services: medical, nursing, surgical, anesthesia, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, and dietary services. This bill would provide that, for the purposes of licensing, dietary services may be provided either at the hospital or in another hospital immediately adjacent to the hospital as long as dedicated facilities are in place to accommodate the delivery of these services and the department determines that all applicable statutory and regulatory standards pertaining to dietary services have been met. By expanding the definition of a crime, this bill imposes 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. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, proposed by SB 177, to be operative only if SB 177 and this bill are both chaptered and become operative before January 1, 2012, and this bill is chaptered last.
Who sponsors SB 844?
SB 844 is sponsored by Price.
What is the current status of SB 844?
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 844?
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