California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 1534 — Health care coverage: HIV specialists.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. A willful violation of the act is a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires the Department of Managed Health Care to adopt regulations to ensure that enrollees have access to needed health care services in a timely manner. Existing law requires the Department of Managed Health Care to develop indicators of timeliness of access to care, including waiting times for appointments with physicians, including primary care and specialty physicians. Existing law requires health care service plans to report annually to the Department of Managed Health Care on compliance with the standards developed pursuant to these provisions. Existing law requires the Insurance Commissioner to promulgate regulations applicable to health insurers that contract with providers for alternative rates to ensure that insureds have the opportunity to access needed health care services in a timely manner. This bill would require a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2018, to permit an HIV specialist, as defined, to be an eligible primary care provider, as defined, if the provider requests primary care provider status and meets the plan's or the health insurer's eligibility criteria for all specialists seeking primary care provider status. The bill would provide that these provisions do not apply to a health insurance policy that does not require an insured to obtain a referral from his or her primary care physician prior to seeking covered health care services from a specialist. The bill would provide that these provisions shall not be construed to include an HIV specialist as a primary care physician for the purposes of network adequacy requirements. Because a willful violation of these 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. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6846.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5774.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Ordered to second reading.

  8. From inactive file.

  9. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Atkins.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 21).

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

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 21).

  16. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1844.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 26).

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

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  25. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Nazarian · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Nazarian

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 1534 NAZARIAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 57001
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chau — Yea
Medina — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chu — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1534 Nazarian By Mitchell

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33002
Democratic 5000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Chang — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 1534 NAZARIAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 54003
Democratic 16000
Republican 6001
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Low — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chu — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chau — Not Voting
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Brough — Yea
Gray — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1534 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. A willful violation of the act is a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires the Department of Managed Health Care to adopt regulations to ensure that enrollees have access to needed health care services in a timely manner. Existing law requires the Department of Managed Health Care to develop indicators of timeliness of access to care, including waiting times for appointments with physicians, including primary care and specialty physicians. Existing law requires health care service plans to report annually to the Department of Managed Health Care on compliance with the standards developed pursuant to these provisions. Existing law requires the Insurance Commissioner to promulgate regulations applicable to health insurers that contract with providers for alternative rates to ensure that insureds have the opportunity to access needed health care services in a timely manner. This bill would require a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2018, to permit an HIV specialist, as defined, to be an eligible primary care provider, as defined, if the provider requests primary care provider status and meets the plan's or the health insurer's eligibility criteria for all specialists seeking primary care provider status. The bill would provide that these provisions do not apply to a health insurance policy that does not require an insured to obtain a referral from his or her primary care physician prior to seeking covered health care services from a specialist. The bill would provide that these provisions shall not be construed to include an HIV specialist as a primary care physician for the purposes of network adequacy requirements. Because a willful violation of these 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 1534?
AB 1534 is sponsored by Nazarian.
What is the current status of AB 1534?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 1534?
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