California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 3130 — Behavioral health: hospital treatment.

Last action — Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing law requires emergency services and care to be provided to any person requesting the services or care, or for whom services or care is requested, for any condition in which the person is in danger of loss of life, or serious injury or illness, at a licensed health facility, as described, that maintains and operates an emergency department, as specified. Existing law prohibits a person needing emergency services and care from being transferred from a hospital to another hospital for any nonmedical reason unless specified conditions are met. Existing law makes a hospital that is found by the State Department of Public Health to have committed or to be responsible for a violation of these and other specified requirements subject to a civil penalty. Under existing law, when a person, as a result of mental health disorder, is a danger to self or others, or is gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody and placed in a facility designated as specified for up to 72 hours for evaluation and treatment. This bill would require the department to develop and issue, no later than January 1, 2023, best practices for discharging a patient from an emergency department of a hospital if a patient presents behavioral health concerns, is to be released from the hospital, and is not to be taken into custody as a result of a mental health disorder, as described above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  3. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  4. Read first time.

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

  6. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Kiley · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Kiley

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 3130 do?
Existing law requires emergency services and care to be provided to any person requesting the services or care, or for whom services or care is requested, for any condition in which the person is in danger of loss of life, or serious injury or illness, at a licensed health facility, as described, that maintains and operates an emergency department, as specified. Existing law prohibits a person needing emergency services and care from being transferred from a hospital to another hospital for any nonmedical reason unless specified conditions are met. Existing law makes a hospital that is found by the State Department of Public Health to have committed or to be responsible for a violation of these and other specified requirements subject to a civil penalty. Under existing law, when a person, as a result of mental health disorder, is a danger to self or others, or is gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody and placed in a facility designated as specified for up to 72 hours for evaluation and treatment. This bill would require the department to develop and issue, no later than January 1, 2023, best practices for discharging a patient from an emergency department of a hospital if a patient presents behavioral health concerns, is to be released from the hospital, and is not to be taken into custody as a result of a mental health disorder, as described above.
Who sponsors AB 3130?
AB 3130 is sponsored by Kiley.
What is the current status of AB 3130?
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 3130?
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