California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 68 — Medi-Cal.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 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.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, and 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. Covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program include the purchase of prescribed drugs, subject to the Medi-Cal List of Contract Drugs and utilization controls. This bill, which would be known as the Patient Access to Prescribed Epilepsy Treatments Act, would subject, to the extent permitted by federal law, the denial of coverage by a Medi-Cal managed care plan of any drug in the seizure or epilepsy therapeutic drug class prescribed by a Medi-Cal beneficiary's treating provider to an urgent appeal process, as specified, if the treating provider demonstrates that in his or her reasonable, professional judgment, the drug is medically necessary and consistent with specified federal rules and regulations, and the drug is not on the Medi-Cal managed care plan formulary.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 2864.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2859.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2395.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 27).

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

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

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 15).

  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 0. Page 1885.)

  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 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

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

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 21).

  23. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  25. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  26. Read first time.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee January 18.

  28. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Waldron · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Waldron

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 68 WALDRON Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Harper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Linder — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Low — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — 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
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB68 Waldron By Hall

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37000
Democratic 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — 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 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea

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Placed on suspense file

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

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AB 68 WALDRON Assembly Third Reading

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68002
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Salas — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Campos — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gray — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Lopez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Thurmond — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — 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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 16000
Republican 2000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 68 do?
Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, and 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. Covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program include the purchase of prescribed drugs, subject to the Medi-Cal List of Contract Drugs and utilization controls. This bill, which would be known as the Patient Access to Prescribed Epilepsy Treatments Act, would subject, to the extent permitted by federal law, the denial of coverage by a Medi-Cal managed care plan of any drug in the seizure or epilepsy therapeutic drug class prescribed by a Medi-Cal beneficiary's treating provider to an urgent appeal process, as specified, if the treating provider demonstrates that in his or her reasonable, professional judgment, the drug is medically necessary and consistent with specified federal rules and regulations, and the drug is not on the Medi-Cal managed care plan formulary.
Who sponsors AB 68?
AB 68 is sponsored by Waldron.
What is the current status of AB 68?
This bill died with 2015-2016 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 AB 68?
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