California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 39 — Medi-Cal: designated public hospitals.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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.

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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 establishes the Medi-Cal Hospital/Uninsured Care Demonstration Project Act, which revises hospital supplemental payment methodologies under the Medi-Cal program in order to maximize the use of federal funds consistent with federal Medicaid law and to stabilize the distribution of funding for hospitals that provide care to Medi-Cal beneficiaries and uninsured patients. Existing law requires the department to seek a successor demonstration project or federal waiver of Medicaid law to implement specified objectives, which may include better care coordination for seniors, persons with disabilities, and children with special health care needs. Existing law provides that to the extent the provisions under the Medi-Cal Hospital/Uninsured Care Demonstration Project Act do not conflict with the provisions of, or the Special Terms and Conditions of, this demonstration project, the provisions of the Medi-Cal Hospital/Uninsured Care Demonstration Project Act apply. Existing law also defines designated public hospital for purposes of these provisions and requires that designated public hospitals be eligible for specified payments under the demonstration project. This bill would require the department to seek federal approval to add Doctors Medical Center, operated by West Contra Costa Healthcare District, to the list of designated public hospital for purposes of the demonstration project. The bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature that Doctors Medical Center be eligible for any funding available to designated public hospitals under the demonstration project. The bill would appropriate $3,000,000 from the General Fund to the West Contra Costa Healthcare District for support of the Doctors Medical Center. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute relating to the Doctors Medical Center, operated by the West Contra Costa Healthcare District. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  3. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  6. Ordered to second reading.

  7. From inactive file.

  8. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Padilla.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 30).

  11. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  15. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  18. Referred to Coms. on ED. and E., U., & C.

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 2. Page 1714.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 24).

  24. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Read second time and amended.

  27. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 29).

  28. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.

  29. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended.

  30. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.

  31. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  32. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  33. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  34. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  35. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  36. From printer. May be heard in committee January 3.

  37. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Skinner

Co-sponsors (2)

  • DeSaulnier
  • Hancock

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Walters — Nay
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 39 SKINNER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66101
Democratic 6100
Republican 4000
Total 76201
% of votes cast 96%3%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Stone — Yea
Daly — Yea
Logue — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chau — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11005
Democratic 1000
Total 12005
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Donnelly — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Wagner — Not Voting
Bocanegra — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 39 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 establishes the Medi-Cal Hospital/Uninsured Care Demonstration Project Act, which revises hospital supplemental payment methodologies under the Medi-Cal program in order to maximize the use of federal funds consistent with federal Medicaid law and to stabilize the distribution of funding for hospitals that provide care to Medi-Cal beneficiaries and uninsured patients. Existing law requires the department to seek a successor demonstration project or federal waiver of Medicaid law to implement specified objectives, which may include better care coordination for seniors, persons with disabilities, and children with special health care needs. Existing law provides that to the extent the provisions under the Medi-Cal Hospital/Uninsured Care Demonstration Project Act do not conflict with the provisions of, or the Special Terms and Conditions of, this demonstration project, the provisions of the Medi-Cal Hospital/Uninsured Care Demonstration Project Act apply. Existing law also defines designated public hospital for purposes of these provisions and requires that designated public hospitals be eligible for specified payments under the demonstration project. This bill would require the department to seek federal approval to add Doctors Medical Center, operated by West Contra Costa Healthcare District, to the list of designated public hospital for purposes of the demonstration project. The bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature that Doctors Medical Center be eligible for any funding available to designated public hospitals under the demonstration project. The bill would appropriate $3,000,000 from the General Fund to the West Contra Costa Healthcare District for support of the Doctors Medical Center. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute relating to the Doctors Medical Center, operated by the West Contra Costa Healthcare District. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 39?
AB 39 is sponsored by DeSaulnier, Hancock, and Skinner.
What is the current status of AB 39?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 AB 39?
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