California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 19 — Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form: electronic registry pilot.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 504, Statutes of 2015.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 11 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law defines a request regarding resuscitative measures as a written document, signed by an individual with capacity, or a legally recognized health care decisionmaker, and the individual's physician, directing a health care provider regarding resuscitative measures. Existing law defines a Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form, which is commonly referred to as a POLST form, and provides that a request regarding resuscitative measures includes a POLST form. Existing law requires that a POLST form and the medical intervention and procedures offered by the form be explained by a health care provider. Existing law distinguishes a request regarding resuscitative measures from an advance health care directive. This bill would enact the California POLST eRegistry Pilot Act. The bill would require the Emergency Medical Services Authority to establish a pilot project, in consultation with stakeholders, to operate an electronic registry system on a pilot basis, to be known as the California POLST eRegistry Pilot, for the purpose of collecting POLST information received from a physician or physician's designee. The bill would require the authority to coordinate the POLST eRegistry Pilot, which would be operated by health information exchange networks, by an independent contractor, or by a combination thereof. The bill would require the authority to implement these provisions only after it determines that sufficient nonstate funds are available for development of the POLST eRegistry Pilot, any related startup costs, and an evaluation of the POLST eRegistry Pilot. When the POLST eRegistry Pilot is operable in the geographic area in which he or she operates or practices, a physician or physician's designee who completes POLST information would be required to include the POLST information in the patient's official medical record and would be required to submit a copy of the form to, or to enter the information into, the POLST eRegistry Pilot, unless a patient or his or her health care decisionmaker chooses not to participate in the POLST eRegistry Pilot. The bill would require the authority to adopt guidelines for, among other things, the operation of the POLST eRegistry Pilot, including the means by which POLST information would be submitted electronically, modified, or withdrawn, the appropriate and timely methods for dissemination of POLST form information, the procedures for verifying the identity of an authorized user, and rules for maintaining the confidentiality of POLST information received by the POLST eRegistry Pilot. The bill would require that any disclosure of POLST information in the POLST eRegistry Pilot be made in accordance with applicable state and federal privacy and security laws and regulations. The bill would provide immunity from criminal prosecution, civil liability, discipline for unprofessional conduct, and any other sanction for a health care provider who honors a patient's request regarding resuscitative measures obtained from the POLST eRegistry Pilot, as specified. The bill would require an independent contractor approved by the authority to conduct an evaluation of the POLST eRegistry Pilot. The provisions of the bill would be operative until January 1, 2020.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 504, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:45 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2671.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 64. Noes 11. Page 2968.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read a third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.

  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 67. Noes 10. Page 2791.) Ordered to the Senate.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 27).

  15. August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

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

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 14).

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  19. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

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

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1299.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1145.) (May 28).

  24. Set for hearing May 28.

  25. May 18 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  26. Set for hearing May 18.

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

  28. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 817.) (April 28).

  29. Set for hearing April 28.

  30. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 544.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  31. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  32. Set for hearing April 8.

  33. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

  34. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 1.

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

Sponsors

  • Bonilla · Cosponsor
  • Dababneh · Cosponsor
  • Eggman · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Monning · Cosponsor
  • Vidak · Cosponsor
  • Wolk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Wolk

Co-sponsors (6)

  • Bonilla
  • Dababneh
  • Eggman
  • Hancock
  • Monning
  • Vidak

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB19 Wolk Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 3000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — 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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SB 19 Wolk Senate Third Reading By DABABNEH

Passed 64 Yea · 11 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 581003
Democratic 3001
Republican 3101
Total 641105
% of votes cast 80%14%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Kim — Not Voting
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Salas — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Nay
Campos — Yea
Atkins — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Chang — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Hadley — Yea
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 Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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SB 19 Wolk Senate Third Reading By DABABNEH

Passed 67 Yea · 10 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 60803
Democratic 4000
Republican 3200
Total 671003
% of votes cast 84%13%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Nay
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chang — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Not Voting
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

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
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

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
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended

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
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

Official roll call →

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
Mendoza — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 19 do?
Existing law defines a request regarding resuscitative measures as a written document, signed by an individual with capacity, or a legally recognized health care decisionmaker, and the individual's physician, directing a health care provider regarding resuscitative measures. Existing law defines a Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form, which is commonly referred to as a POLST form, and provides that a request regarding resuscitative measures includes a POLST form. Existing law requires that a POLST form and the medical intervention and procedures offered by the form be explained by a health care provider. Existing law distinguishes a request regarding resuscitative measures from an advance health care directive. This bill would enact the California POLST eRegistry Pilot Act. The bill would require the Emergency Medical Services Authority to establish a pilot project, in consultation with stakeholders, to operate an electronic registry system on a pilot basis, to be known as the California POLST eRegistry Pilot, for the purpose of collecting POLST information received from a physician or physician's designee. The bill would require the authority to coordinate the POLST eRegistry Pilot, which would be operated by health information exchange networks, by an independent contractor, or by a combination thereof. The bill would require the authority to implement these provisions only after it determines that sufficient nonstate funds are available for development of the POLST eRegistry Pilot, any related startup costs, and an evaluation of the POLST eRegistry Pilot. When the POLST eRegistry Pilot is operable in the geographic area in which he or she operates or practices, a physician or physician's designee who completes POLST information would be required to include the POLST information in the patient's official medical record and would be required to submit a copy of the form to, or to enter the information into, the POLST eRegistry Pilot, unless a patient or his or her health care decisionmaker chooses not to participate in the POLST eRegistry Pilot. The bill would require the authority to adopt guidelines for, among other things, the operation of the POLST eRegistry Pilot, including the means by which POLST information would be submitted electronically, modified, or withdrawn, the appropriate and timely methods for dissemination of POLST form information, the procedures for verifying the identity of an authorized user, and rules for maintaining the confidentiality of POLST information received by the POLST eRegistry Pilot. The bill would require that any disclosure of POLST information in the POLST eRegistry Pilot be made in accordance with applicable state and federal privacy and security laws and regulations. The bill would provide immunity from criminal prosecution, civil liability, discipline for unprofessional conduct, and any other sanction for a health care provider who honors a patient's request regarding resuscitative measures obtained from the POLST eRegistry Pilot, as specified. The bill would require an independent contractor approved by the authority to conduct an evaluation of the POLST eRegistry Pilot. The provisions of the bill would be operative until January 1, 2020.
Who sponsors SB 19?
SB 19 is sponsored by Bonilla, Dababneh, Eggman, Hancock, Monning, Vidak, and Wolk.
What is the current status of SB 19?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2014. Enacted.
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