California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 959 — Workers' compensation: provider reimbursement: implantable medical devices, hardware, and instrumentation.

Last action — Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Charles Calderon.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment. Existing law requires the administrative director, after public hearings, to adopt and revise periodically an official medical fee schedule to establish reasonable maximum fees paid for medical services, drugs and pharmacy services, health care facility fees, home health care, and all other treatment, care, services, and goods, other than physician services. Existing law separately requires reimbursement for certain implantable medical devices, hardware, and instrumentation, at the provider's documented paid cost, plus an additional 10%, plus sales tax, as specified. Under existing law, this reimbursement formula is operative only until the administrative director adopts a regulation specifying reimbursement for the designated items, as prescribed. This bill would delete the above-described reimbursement specifications relating to implantable medical devices, hardware, and instrumentation.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Charles Calderon.

  2. Ordered to third reading.

  3. From inactive file.

  4. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Charles Calderon.

  5. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Allen.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 20).

  8. Referred to Com. on INS.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 2. Page 3640.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Ordered to second reading.

  13. Read third time and amended.

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3460.) (May 9).

  16. Set for hearing May 9.

  17. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  20. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  22. Referred to Com. on ED.

  23. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 10.

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

Sponsors

  • Huff · Cosponsor
  • Lieu · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Lieu

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Huff

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fong — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Olsen — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 34 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31204
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 34204
% of votes cast 85%5%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Corbett — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Correa — Nay
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.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Democratic 1000
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 959 do?
Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment. Existing law requires the administrative director, after public hearings, to adopt and revise periodically an official medical fee schedule to establish reasonable maximum fees paid for medical services, drugs and pharmacy services, health care facility fees, home health care, and all other treatment, care, services, and goods, other than physician services. Existing law separately requires reimbursement for certain implantable medical devices, hardware, and instrumentation, at the provider's documented paid cost, plus an additional 10%, plus sales tax, as specified. Under existing law, this reimbursement formula is operative only until the administrative director adopts a regulation specifying reimbursement for the designated items, as prescribed. This bill would delete the above-described reimbursement specifications relating to implantable medical devices, hardware, and instrumentation.
Who sponsors SB 959?
SB 959 is sponsored by Huff and Lieu.
What is the current status of SB 959?
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 959?
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