California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 809 — Healing arts: telehealth.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 404, Statutes of 2014.

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

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • 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 requires a health care provider, as defined, prior to the delivery of health care services via telehealth, as defined, to verbally inform the patient that telehealth may be used and obtain verbal consent from the patient for this use. Existing law also provides that failure to comply with this requirement constitutes unprofessional conduct. This bill would require the health care provider initiating the use of telehealth to obtain verbal or written consent from the patient for the use of telehealth, as specified. The bill would require that health care provider to document the consent. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 404, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6240.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6239.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4610.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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

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

  12. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

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

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  18. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and HEALTH.

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

  20. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1383.).

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 7).

  23. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P.

  24. Read second time and amended.

  25. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).

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

  27. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  29. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B.,P. & C.P.

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

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Galgiani · Cosponsor
  • Logue · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Logue

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Galgiani

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 809 LOGUE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71001
Democratic 4000
Republican 2001
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chau — Yea
Allen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Gray — Yea
Ting — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — 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 Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB809 Logue By Galgiani Urgency Clause

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Democratic 2001
Total 34006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
De León — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea

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AB 809 LOGUE Third Reading Urgency

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64004
Democratic 6001
Republican 4000
Total 74005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Torres — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Daly — Yea
Stone — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Not Voting
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

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11001
Republican 1000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Mullin — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14004
Democratic 1000
Total 15004
% of votes cast 79%0%0%21%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Logue — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Wilk — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 809 do?
Existing law requires a health care provider, as defined, prior to the delivery of health care services via telehealth, as defined, to verbally inform the patient that telehealth may be used and obtain verbal consent from the patient for this use. Existing law also provides that failure to comply with this requirement constitutes unprofessional conduct. This bill would require the health care provider initiating the use of telehealth to obtain verbal or written consent from the patient for the use of telehealth, as specified. The bill would require that health care provider to document the consent. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 809?
AB 809 is sponsored by Galgiani and Logue.
What is the current status of AB 809?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.
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