California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 1368 — Health professionals: authorization forms.

Last action — Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Skinner.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 establishes 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. Existing law provides for a schedule of benefits and services under the Medi-Cal program, subject to utilization controls. Existing law provides that specified utilization controls may be applied to any specific service or group of services that are subject to utilization controls, including prior authorization requirements. Existing law also requires the department to administer other health programs, including the Genetically Handicapped Persons Program and the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program. This bill would require the department to allow a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner to sign any authorization form required by the department for benefits and services under the Medi-Cal program, the Genetically Handicapped Persons Program, or the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program, subject to specified criteria, including, among others, that the physician and the designated physician assistant or nurse practitioner are each enrolled as a Medi-Cal provider.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Skinner.

  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  3. Ordered to second reading.

  4. From inactive file.

  5. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Skinner.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  10. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1271.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  18. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 18).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  22. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 1368 CALDERON Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 54003
Democratic 14002
Republican 7000
Total 75005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Harper — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Not Voting
Dababneh — Yea
Santiago — Not Voting
Steinorth — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gloria — 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 Not Voting
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
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 Yea
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 as amended. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 10000
Democratic 3000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Burke — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1368 do?
Existing law establishes 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. Existing law provides for a schedule of benefits and services under the Medi-Cal program, subject to utilization controls. Existing law provides that specified utilization controls may be applied to any specific service or group of services that are subject to utilization controls, including prior authorization requirements. Existing law also requires the department to administer other health programs, including the Genetically Handicapped Persons Program and the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program. This bill would require the department to allow a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner to sign any authorization form required by the department for benefits and services under the Medi-Cal program, the Genetically Handicapped Persons Program, or the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program, subject to specified criteria, including, among others, that the physician and the designated physician assistant or nurse practitioner are each enrolled as a Medi-Cal provider.
Who sponsors AB 1368?
AB 1368 is sponsored by Calderon, Lisa (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1368?
This bill died with 2017-2018 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 1368?
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