California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1177 — Primary care clinics: written transfer agreements.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 704, Statutes of 2015.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing regulations require primary care clinics to maintain a written transfer agreement with one or more nearby hospitals and other facilities as appropriate to meet medical emergencies. Existing law authorizes certain clinics to request that the State Department of Public Health waive this requirement. This bill would provide that a licensed primary care clinic is not required to enter into a written transfer agreement pursuant to those provisions as a condition of licensure, except as provided for a primary care clinic that provides services as an alternative birth center, as specified. The bill would require a primary care clinic, except as specified, to send with each patient at the time of transfer, or in the case of an emergency, as promptly as possible, copies of all medical records related to the patient's transfer, and would require the medical records to include, among other things, current medical findings and a brief summary of the course of treatment provided prior to the patient's transfer. The bill would require the department to repeal related regulations.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 704, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 28. Page 3067.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 2632.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Measure version as amended on August 24 corrected.

  11. Measure version as amended on August 24 corrected.

  12. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 15).

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

  18. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 28. Page 1388.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 6).

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

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 5.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  26. Read first time.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.

  28. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Burke · Cosponsor
  • Gomez · Primary
  • Low · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gomez

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Burke
  • Low

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB1177 Gomez By Mitchell

Passed 26 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241201
Democratic 2100
Total 261301
% of votes cast 65%33%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Nay
Huff — Nay
Bates — Nay
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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AB 1177 GOMEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 52 Yea · 28 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 482300
Democratic 4000
Republican 0500
Total 522800
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Kim — Nay
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Low — Yea
Gray — Yea
Medina — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Salas — Nay
Burke — Yea
Linder — Nay
Chang — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Chau — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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AB 1177 GOMEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 28 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 472201
Democratic 4000
Republican 0600
Total 512801
% of votes cast 64%35%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Nay
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Lopez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Levine — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Salas — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chang — Nay
Atkins — Not Voting
Chávez — Nay
Harper — Nay
Linder — Nay
Baker — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10300
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Nay
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Daly — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

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

Passed 14 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Unaffiliated 13300
Total 14500
% of votes cast 74%26%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1177 do?
Existing regulations require primary care clinics to maintain a written transfer agreement with one or more nearby hospitals and other facilities as appropriate to meet medical emergencies. Existing law authorizes certain clinics to request that the State Department of Public Health waive this requirement. This bill would provide that a licensed primary care clinic is not required to enter into a written transfer agreement pursuant to those provisions as a condition of licensure, except as provided for a primary care clinic that provides services as an alternative birth center, as specified. The bill would require a primary care clinic, except as specified, to send with each patient at the time of transfer, or in the case of an emergency, as promptly as possible, copies of all medical records related to the patient's transfer, and would require the medical records to include, among other things, current medical findings and a brief summary of the course of treatment provided prior to the patient's transfer. The bill would require the department to repeal related regulations.
Who sponsors AB 1177?
AB 1177 is sponsored by Burke, Gomez, and Low.
What is the current status of AB 1177?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1177?
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