California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 720 — Inmates: health care enrollment.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 646, Statutes of 2013.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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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 federal law prohibits federal financial participation for medical care provided to inmates of a public institution, except when the inmate is a patient in a medical institution. Commencing January 1, 2014, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expands eligibility under the Medicaid Program for certain groups and enacts various other health care coverage market reforms that take effect on that date. Existing federal law requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and provide to each state a single, streamlined form that may be used to apply for all state health subsidy programs, as defined, within the state. This bill would authorize the board of supervisors in each county, in consultation with the county sheriff, to designate an entity or entities to assist county jail inmates to apply for a health insurance affordability program, as defined. The bill would authorize the entity, to the extent authorized by federal law and federal financial participation is available, to act on behalf of a county jail inmate for the purpose of applying for, or determinations of, Medi-Cal eligibility for acute inpatient hospital services, as specified. The bill would provide that county jail inmates who are currently enrolled in the Medi-Cal program shall remain eligible for, and shall not be terminated from, the program due to their detention, unless required by federal law, they become otherwise ineligible, or the suspension of their benefits has ended. The bill would provide that the fact that an applicant is an inmate shall not, in and of itself, preclude a county human services agency from processing an application for the Medi-Cal program submitted to it by, or on behalf of, that inmate. Existing law also provides for the suspension of Medi-Cal benefits to an inmate of a public institution who is under 21 years of age. Existing law requires county welfare departments to notify the department within 10 days of receiving information that an individual under 21 years of age who is receiving Medi-Cal is or will be an inmate of a public institution. This bill would instead make these provisions applicable without regard to the age of the individual, provided that federal financial participation would not be jeopardized. By expanding the duties of county agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also include a statement of legislative intent. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 646, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 17. Page 3235.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3227.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2334.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 30).

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

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2).

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

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  18. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and PUB. S.

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 1754.)

  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 13. Noes 4.) (May 24).

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

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  27. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

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

  29. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  30. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Skinner

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Beall

Not signed on (120)

120 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 720 SKINNER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 59 Yea · 17 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 551402
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 591702
% of votes cast 76%22%0%3%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Daly — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Medina — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chau — Yea
Ting — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Allen — Nay
Gorell — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
Salas — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB720 Skinner By Hernandez

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Democratic 3000
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De León — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5100
Democratic 1000
Total 6100
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Walters — Nay
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Public Safety.

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7200
Total 7200
% of votes cast 78%22%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea

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AB 720 SKINNER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 19 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 501404
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 561904
% of votes cast 71%24%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Chau — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Perea — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Logue — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Salas — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
Chávez — Nay
Linder — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
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 Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12400
Democratic 1000
Total 13400
% of votes cast 76%24%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Campos — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 720 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 federal law prohibits federal financial participation for medical care provided to inmates of a public institution, except when the inmate is a patient in a medical institution. Commencing January 1, 2014, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expands eligibility under the Medicaid Program for certain groups and enacts various other health care coverage market reforms that take effect on that date. Existing federal law requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and provide to each state a single, streamlined form that may be used to apply for all state health subsidy programs, as defined, within the state. This bill would authorize the board of supervisors in each county, in consultation with the county sheriff, to designate an entity or entities to assist county jail inmates to apply for a health insurance affordability program, as defined. The bill would authorize the entity, to the extent authorized by federal law and federal financial participation is available, to act on behalf of a county jail inmate for the purpose of applying for, or determinations of, Medi-Cal eligibility for acute inpatient hospital services, as specified. The bill would provide that county jail inmates who are currently enrolled in the Medi-Cal program shall remain eligible for, and shall not be terminated from, the program due to their detention, unless required by federal law, they become otherwise ineligible, or the suspension of their benefits has ended. The bill would provide that the fact that an applicant is an inmate shall not, in and of itself, preclude a county human services agency from processing an application for the Medi-Cal program submitted to it by, or on behalf of, that inmate. Existing law also provides for the suspension of Medi-Cal benefits to an inmate of a public institution who is under 21 years of age. Existing law requires county welfare departments to notify the department within 10 days of receiving information that an individual under 21 years of age who is receiving Medi-Cal is or will be an inmate of a public institution. This bill would instead make these provisions applicable without regard to the age of the individual, provided that federal financial participation would not be jeopardized. By expanding the duties of county agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also include a statement of legislative intent. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Who sponsors AB 720?
AB 720 is sponsored by Beall and Skinner.
What is the current status of AB 720?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.
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