California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 562 — Health care coverage: pervasive developmental disorders or autism.

Last action — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

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

This bill died with 2021-2022 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, requires the State Department of Developmental Services to contract with regional centers to provide services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Existing law defines developmental disability for these purposes to include, among other things, autism. 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 and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or a health insurance policy to provide coverage for behavioral health treatment for pervasive developmental disorder or autism, and defines "behavioral health treatment" to mean specified services and treatment programs, including treatment provided pursuant to a treatment plan that is prescribed by a qualified autism service provider and administered either by a qualified autism service provider or by a qualified autism service professional or qualified autism service paraprofessional who is supervised as specified. Existing law defines a "qualified autism service provider" to refer to a person who is certified or licensed and a "qualified autism service professional" to refer to a person who meets specified educational, training, and other requirements and is supervised and employed by a qualified autism service provider. Existing law defines a "qualified autism service paraprofessional" to mean an unlicensed and uncertified individual who meets specified educational, training, and other criteria, is supervised by a qualified autism service provider or a qualified autism service professional, and is employed by the qualified autism service provider. Existing law also requires a qualified autism service provider to design, in connection with the treatment plan, an intervention plan that describes, among other information, the parent participation needed to achieve the plan's goals and objectives, as specified. This bill would revise the definition of behavioral health treatment to require the services and treatment programs provided to be based on behavioral, developmental, relationship-based, or other evidence-based models. The bill also would revise the definition of a "qualified autism service professional" to include a registered, certified, or licensed associate or assistant regulated by one of a list of specified professional boards, and supervised by a qualified autism service provider practicing in the associate's or assistant's field of medicine. The bill would revise the training requirements for a qualified autism service paraprofessional by authorizing training to be provided by a qualified autism service provider practicing the evidence-based treatment modality that the qualified autism service paraprofessional will administer. This bill would require the qualified autism service provider to design an intervention plan that includes parent or caregiver participation, when clinically appropriate, that is individualized to the patient, or to develop an alternative plan if a parent or caregiver cannot participate, as specified. The bill would prohibit using the lack of parent or caregiver participation, implementation of an alternative plan, or the setting, location, or time of treatment as a reason to deny or reduce coverage for medically necessary services. Because a willful violation of the bill's provisions by a health care service plan would be a crime, it 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. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. Vetoed by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5419.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read third time and amended.

  8. Assembly Rule 63 and 78 suspended.

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From inactive file.

  11. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan.

  12. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Reyes.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 26).

  16. August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

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

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 22).

  19. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  20. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1324.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  23. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1197.) (May 20).

  25. Set for hearing May 20.

  26. May 10 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.

  27. Set for hearing May 10.

  28. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 877.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  29. Set for hearing April 21.

  30. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 685.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  31. Set for hearing April 6.

  32. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  33. Re-referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and HEALTH.

  34. Withdrawn from committee.

  35. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and HUMAN S.

  36. Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)

  37. (Ayes 32. Noes 4.)

  38. Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.

  39. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

  40. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Portantino · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Portantino

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

SB 562 Portantino Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan

Passed 62 Yea · 0 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 30002
Unaffiliated 30009
Republican 2007
Total 620018
% of votes cast 78%0%0%23%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Waldron — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Villapudua — Not Voting
Cunningham — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Not Voting
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Not Voting

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Unfinished Business SB562 Portantino Concurrence

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 13000
Republican 4000
Unaffiliated 23000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Roth — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Pan — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Min — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Newman — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6002
Democratic 6000
Republican 0002
Total 12004
% of votes cast 75%0%0%25%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Vince Fong — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9003
Democratic 2000
Republican 0001
Total 11004
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Santiago — Yea
Burke — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wood — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 13000
Unaffiliated 23000
Republican 4000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Glazer — Yea
Roth — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bates — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Min — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Newman — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Pan — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bates — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Kamlager — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 562 do?
Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, requires the State Department of Developmental Services to contract with regional centers to provide services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Existing law defines developmental disability for these purposes to include, among other things, autism. 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 and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or a health insurance policy to provide coverage for behavioral health treatment for pervasive developmental disorder or autism, and defines "behavioral health treatment" to mean specified services and treatment programs, including treatment provided pursuant to a treatment plan that is prescribed by a qualified autism service provider and administered either by a qualified autism service provider or by a qualified autism service professional or qualified autism service paraprofessional who is supervised as specified. Existing law defines a "qualified autism service provider" to refer to a person who is certified or licensed and a "qualified autism service professional" to refer to a person who meets specified educational, training, and other requirements and is supervised and employed by a qualified autism service provider. Existing law defines a "qualified autism service paraprofessional" to mean an unlicensed and uncertified individual who meets specified educational, training, and other criteria, is supervised by a qualified autism service provider or a qualified autism service professional, and is employed by the qualified autism service provider. Existing law also requires a qualified autism service provider to design, in connection with the treatment plan, an intervention plan that describes, among other information, the parent participation needed to achieve the plan's goals and objectives, as specified. This bill would revise the definition of behavioral health treatment to require the services and treatment programs provided to be based on behavioral, developmental, relationship-based, or other evidence-based models. The bill also would revise the definition of a "qualified autism service professional" to include a registered, certified, or licensed associate or assistant regulated by one of a list of specified professional boards, and supervised by a qualified autism service provider practicing in the associate's or assistant's field of medicine. The bill would revise the training requirements for a qualified autism service paraprofessional by authorizing training to be provided by a qualified autism service provider practicing the evidence-based treatment modality that the qualified autism service paraprofessional will administer. This bill would require the qualified autism service provider to design an intervention plan that includes parent or caregiver participation, when clinically appropriate, that is individualized to the patient, or to develop an alternative plan if a parent or caregiver cannot participate, as specified. The bill would prohibit using the lack of parent or caregiver participation, implementation of an alternative plan, or the setting, location, or time of treatment as a reason to deny or reduce coverage for medically necessary services. Because a willful violation of the bill's provisions by a health care service plan would be a crime, it 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 SB 562?
SB 562 is sponsored by Portantino.
What is the current status of SB 562?
This bill died with 2021-2022 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 SB 562?
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