California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 896 — Workers' compensation: spinal surgeries.

Last action — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 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 “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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, operative only until the administrative director adopts a regulation specifying separate reimbursement, if any, for implantable medical hardware or instrumentation for complex spinal surgeries, requires that implantable medical devices, hardware, and instrumentation for specified Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) be separately reimbursed in accordance with a prescribed formula. This bill would instead require that specified spinal surgeries be reimbursed in accordance with the prescribed formula, but, unless the case qualifies for outlier reimbursement, the bill would cap the total payment to the provider at 2 times the applicable rate.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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

  3. Set for hearing May 11.

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

  5. Referred to Coms. on L. & I.R. and APPR.

  6. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

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

Sponsors

  • De León · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • De León

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 896 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, operative only until the administrative director adopts a regulation specifying separate reimbursement, if any, for implantable medical hardware or instrumentation for complex spinal surgeries, requires that implantable medical devices, hardware, and instrumentation for specified Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) be separately reimbursed in accordance with a prescribed formula. This bill would instead require that specified spinal surgeries be reimbursed in accordance with the prescribed formula, but, unless the case qualifies for outlier reimbursement, the bill would cap the total payment to the provider at 2 times the applicable rate.
Who sponsors SB 896?
SB 896 is sponsored by De León.
What is the current status of SB 896?
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 896?
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