California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1771 — Telephone visits.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Insurance Commissioner. Existing law prohibits a health care service plan or health insurer from requiring in-person contact between a health care provider and a patient before payment is made for covered services appropriately provided through telehealth, which is defined to mean the mode of delivering health care services via information and communication technologies, as specified. This bill would require a health care service plan or a health insurer, with respect to contracts and policies issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2016, to cover telephone visits, as defined, provided by a contracted physician or a contracted qualified nonphysician health care provider. The bill would provide that a health care service plan or a health insurer is not required to reimburse separately for specified telephone visits, including a telephone visit provided as part of a bundle of services reimbursed in a specified manner. Because a willful violation of the bill's requirements by a health care service plan would be a crime, the 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. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

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

  4. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  6. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 18).

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

  8. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 5326.)

  11. Assembly Rule 69(d) suspended. (Page 5325.)

  12. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5220.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

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

  17. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Read second time and amended.

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 29).

  20. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  23. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (1)

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Votes

AB 1771 PÉREZ, V.M. Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69102
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 76102
% of votes cast 96%1%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Fox — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Pan — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Nay
Dickinson — Not Voting
Donnelly — Not Voting
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — 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

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11004
Democratic 1000
Republican 0001
Total 12005
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17001
Democratic 1000
Total 18001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1771 do?
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Insurance Commissioner. Existing law prohibits a health care service plan or health insurer from requiring in-person contact between a health care provider and a patient before payment is made for covered services appropriately provided through telehealth, which is defined to mean the mode of delivering health care services via information and communication technologies, as specified. This bill would require a health care service plan or a health insurer, with respect to contracts and policies issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2016, to cover telephone visits, as defined, provided by a contracted physician or a contracted qualified nonphysician health care provider. The bill would provide that a health care service plan or a health insurer is not required to reimburse separately for specified telephone visits, including a telephone visit provided as part of a bundle of services reimbursed in a specified manner. Because a willful violation of the bill's requirements by a health care service plan would be a crime, the 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 AB 1771?
AB 1771 is sponsored by V. Manuel Pérez.
What is the current status of AB 1771?
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 1771?
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