AB 601 — Health facilities: operations.
Last action — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
(1) Existing law provides for the licensure, registration, and regulation of clinical laboratories and various clinical laboratory personnel by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law makes a person who violates those requirements guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law requires a clinical laboratory license and the license or renewal permit of each person performing tests therefor to be posted in the clinical laboratory. This bill would instead require the license or renewal permit of each person to be posted only if the person performs tests in the clinical laboratory, and would allow a license of the clinical laboratory and each of those licensed test performers to be stored in a file, or electronically maintained. The bill would require the licenses to be produced to the department upon request. Because a violation of the requirement to produce a license to the department would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation by the State Department of Public Health of various health facilities, including general acute care hospitals. Existing law requires a general acute care hospital to annually post on its internet website its updated policy concerning the availability of language assistance services to the public, and to annually provide that updated policy and a related description to the department. Existing law requires the department to make those updated policies available on its internet website. This bill would repeal the requirements that a hospital provide those updated policies to the department and that the department post those policies on its internet website. (3) Existing law establishes the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) in the California Health and Human Services Agency to regulate health planning and research development, and designates OSHPD as the single state agency to collect health facility or clinical data. Existing law generally requires a health care facility to report specified data, including patient demographics, to OSHPD. Existing regulations require a general acute care hospital to submit to the State Department of Public Health various data, including demographic and medical data. This bill would provide that a general acute care hospital that submits specified data to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development is compliant with those regulatory reporting requirements. (4) 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
- Amended 03/07/19 - Amended Assembly Current pdf March 07, 2019
- Introduced 02/14/19 - Introduced pdf February 14, 2019
- AB601 View text html
Action History
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From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
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In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
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Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Bigelow · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Bigelow
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 601 do?
- (1) Existing law provides for the licensure, registration, and regulation of clinical laboratories and various clinical laboratory personnel by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law makes a person who violates those requirements guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law requires a clinical laboratory license and the license or renewal permit of each person performing tests therefor to be posted in the clinical laboratory. This bill would instead require the license or renewal permit of each person to be posted only if the person performs tests in the clinical laboratory, and would allow a license of the clinical laboratory and each of those licensed test performers to be stored in a file, or electronically maintained. The bill would require the licenses to be produced to the department upon request. Because a violation of the requirement to produce a license to the department would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation by the State Department of Public Health of various health facilities, including general acute care hospitals. Existing law requires a general acute care hospital to annually post on its internet website its updated policy concerning the availability of language assistance services to the public, and to annually provide that updated policy and a related description to the department. Existing law requires the department to make those updated policies available on its internet website. This bill would repeal the requirements that a hospital provide those updated policies to the department and that the department post those policies on its internet website. (3) Existing law establishes the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) in the California Health and Human Services Agency to regulate health planning and research development, and designates OSHPD as the single state agency to collect health facility or clinical data. Existing law generally requires a health care facility to report specified data, including patient demographics, to OSHPD. Existing regulations require a general acute care hospital to submit to the State Department of Public Health various data, including demographic and medical data. This bill would provide that a general acute care hospital that submits specified data to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development is compliant with those regulatory reporting requirements. (4) 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 601?
- AB 601 is sponsored by Bigelow.
- What is the current status of AB 601?
- This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 601?
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