California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1863 — Medi-Cal: federally qualified health centers: rural health centers.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 610, Statutes of 2016.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2016. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for 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. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law provides that federally qualified health center (FQHC) services and rural health clinic (RHC) services, as defined, are covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program, to be reimbursed, to the extent that federal financial participation is obtained, to providers on a per-visit basis. "Visit" is defined as a face-to-face encounter between a patient of an FQHC or RHC and specified health care professionals. Existing law allows an FQHC or RHC to apply for an adjustment to its per-visit rate based on a change in the scope of services it provides. This bill would include a marriage and family therapist within those health care professionals covered under that definition. The bill would require an FQHC or RHC that currently includes the cost of services of a dental hygienist in alternative practice, or a marriage and family therapist for the purposes of establishing its FQHC or RHC rate to apply to the department for an adjustment to its per-visit rate if the FQHC or RHC chooses to bill these services as a separate visit, and, after the rate adjustment has been approved by the department, would require the FQHC or RHC to bill these services as a separate visit, as specified. The bill would require an FQHC or RHC that does not provide the services of a dental hygienist, dental hygienist in alternative practice, or a marriage and family therapist, and later elects to add these services and bill these services as a separate visit, to process the addition of these services as a change in scope of service. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 14132.100 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by SB 1335, that would become operative only if SB 1335 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2017, and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 610, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6289.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5250.).

  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. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11).

  11. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 5092.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (May 27).

  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wood · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Wood

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1863 WOOD Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 5000
Republican 4001
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Chang — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Chau — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Gray — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Burke — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1863 Wood By Mitchell

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Beall — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 1863 WOOD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 78 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69100
Democratic 5000
Republican 4001
Total 78101
% of votes cast 98%1%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Campos — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gray — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Lopez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Harper — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 2000
Republican 1001
Total 19001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 17001
Total 18001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
Olsen — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Campos — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1863 do?
Existing law provides for 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. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law provides that federally qualified health center (FQHC) services and rural health clinic (RHC) services, as defined, are covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program, to be reimbursed, to the extent that federal financial participation is obtained, to providers on a per-visit basis. "Visit" is defined as a face-to-face encounter between a patient of an FQHC or RHC and specified health care professionals. Existing law allows an FQHC or RHC to apply for an adjustment to its per-visit rate based on a change in the scope of services it provides. This bill would include a marriage and family therapist within those health care professionals covered under that definition. The bill would require an FQHC or RHC that currently includes the cost of services of a dental hygienist in alternative practice, or a marriage and family therapist for the purposes of establishing its FQHC or RHC rate to apply to the department for an adjustment to its per-visit rate if the FQHC or RHC chooses to bill these services as a separate visit, and, after the rate adjustment has been approved by the department, would require the FQHC or RHC to bill these services as a separate visit, as specified. The bill would require an FQHC or RHC that does not provide the services of a dental hygienist, dental hygienist in alternative practice, or a marriage and family therapist, and later elects to add these services and bill these services as a separate visit, to process the addition of these services as a change in scope of service. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 14132.100 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by SB 1335, that would become operative only if SB 1335 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2017, and this bill is chaptered last.
Who sponsors AB 1863?
AB 1863 is sponsored by Wood.
What is the current status of AB 1863?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2016. Enacted.
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