California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1256 — Medical services: credit.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 256, Statutes of 2014.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2014. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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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 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law prohibits a healing arts licensee, including physicians and surgeons, psychologists, acupuncturists, optometrists, dentists, podiatrists, and chiropractic practitioners, from referring a person for certain health care services if the licensee has a financial interest, as defined, with the person or entity that receives the referral. Existing law provides specified exemptions from this prohibition. Under existing law, a violation of the provisions governing referrals is a crime. Existing law prohibits a dentist, or an employee or agent of that dentist, from arranging for or establishing credit extended by a 3rd party for a patient without first providing a written notice and a written treatment plan, as specified. Existing law prohibits a dentist, or employee or agent of a dentist, from charging treatment not yet rendered or costs not yet incurred to an open-end credit extended by a 3rd party that is arranged for or established in the dental office without first providing the patient with specified information regarding the treatment and services to be rendered and ensuring the patient's receipt of the treatment plan. A person who willfully violates these provisions is subject to specified civil liability. This bill would delete those provisions pertaining to a dentist or an employee or agent of a dentist, and instead would prohibit a healing arts licensee, including a dentist, or an employee or agent of that licensee, from arranging for or establishing credit or a loan extended by a 3rd party for a patient without first providing a written notice or electronic notice, as specified, and a written treatment plan, and would prohibit that arrangement or establishment of credit or a loan with regard to a patient who has been administered or is under the influence of general anesthesia, conscious sedation, or nitrous oxide. The bill would prohibit a healing arts licensee, or employee or agent of a licensee, from charging treatment not yet rendered or costs not yet incurred to an open-end credit extended or a loan by a 3rd party that is arranged for or established in the licensee's office without first providing the patient with specified information regarding the treatment and services to be rendered and ensuring the patient's receipt of the treatment plan. The bill would require a healing arts licensee to refund to the lender any payment received for treatment that has not been rendered or costs that have not been incurred, as specified, within 15 business days upon the patient's request. The bill would provide that a person who willfully violates these provisions is subject to specified civil liability. Because a violation of these provisions would be a crime, this bill would impose 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 256, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4403.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5916.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  8. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 2).

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 24).

  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P.

  12. Hearing postponed by committee.

  13. Referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3468.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  19. Set for hearing May 12.

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

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3235.) (April 22).

  22. Set for hearing April 22.

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3078.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  24. Set for hearing April 7.

  25. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD.

  26. Read first time.

  27. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  28. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Mitchell · Primary
  • Skinner · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Mitchell

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Skinner

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB1256 Mitchell Concurrence

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Democratic 2001
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Knight — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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SB 1256 Mitchell Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70002
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gray — Yea
Fox — Not Voting
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Holden — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Linder — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 1000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Special Consent #14

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 2001
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Beall — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wyland — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1256 do?
Existing law prohibits a healing arts licensee, including physicians and surgeons, psychologists, acupuncturists, optometrists, dentists, podiatrists, and chiropractic practitioners, from referring a person for certain health care services if the licensee has a financial interest, as defined, with the person or entity that receives the referral. Existing law provides specified exemptions from this prohibition. Under existing law, a violation of the provisions governing referrals is a crime. Existing law prohibits a dentist, or an employee or agent of that dentist, from arranging for or establishing credit extended by a 3rd party for a patient without first providing a written notice and a written treatment plan, as specified. Existing law prohibits a dentist, or employee or agent of a dentist, from charging treatment not yet rendered or costs not yet incurred to an open-end credit extended by a 3rd party that is arranged for or established in the dental office without first providing the patient with specified information regarding the treatment and services to be rendered and ensuring the patient's receipt of the treatment plan. A person who willfully violates these provisions is subject to specified civil liability. This bill would delete those provisions pertaining to a dentist or an employee or agent of a dentist, and instead would prohibit a healing arts licensee, including a dentist, or an employee or agent of that licensee, from arranging for or establishing credit or a loan extended by a 3rd party for a patient without first providing a written notice or electronic notice, as specified, and a written treatment plan, and would prohibit that arrangement or establishment of credit or a loan with regard to a patient who has been administered or is under the influence of general anesthesia, conscious sedation, or nitrous oxide. The bill would prohibit a healing arts licensee, or employee or agent of a licensee, from charging treatment not yet rendered or costs not yet incurred to an open-end credit extended or a loan by a 3rd party that is arranged for or established in the licensee's office without first providing the patient with specified information regarding the treatment and services to be rendered and ensuring the patient's receipt of the treatment plan. The bill would require a healing arts licensee to refund to the lender any payment received for treatment that has not been rendered or costs that have not been incurred, as specified, within 15 business days upon the patient's request. The bill would provide that a person who willfully violates these provisions is subject to specified civil liability. Because a violation of these provisions would be a crime, this bill would impose 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.
Who sponsors SB 1256?
SB 1256 is sponsored by Mitchell and Skinner.
What is the current status of SB 1256?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2014. Enacted.
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