California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 2507 — Telehealth: access.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

(1) Existing law defines "telehealth" as the mode of delivering health care services and public health via information and communication technologies to facilitate the diagnosis, consultation, treatment, education, care management, and self-management of a patient's health care while the patient is at the originating site and the health care provider is at a distant site, and that facilitates patient self-management and caregiver support for patients and includes synchronous interactions and asynchronous store and forward transfers. Existing law requires that prior to the delivery of health care via telehealth, the health care provider initiating the use of telehealth inform the patient about the use of telehealth and obtain documented verbal or written consent from the patient for the use of telehealth. This bill would add video communications and telephone communications to the definition of telehealth. The bill would also provide that the required prior consent for telehealth services may be digital as well as oral or written. (2) 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 prohibits health care service plans and health insurers from limiting the type of setting where services are provided for the patient or by the health care provider before payment is made for the covered services appropriately provided through telehealth, subject to the terms and conditions of the contract entered into between the enrollee, insured, subscriber, or policyholder and the plan or insurer, and between the plan or insurer and its participating providers or provider groups. This bill would also prohibit a health care provider from requiring the use of telehealth when it is not appropriate and would require health care service plans and health insurers to include coverage and reimbursement for services provided to a patient through telehealth to the same extent as though provided in person or by some other means, as specified. The bill would prohibit a health care service plan or health insurer from limiting coverage or reimbursement based on a contract entered into between the plan or insurer and an independent telehealth provider. The bill would prohibit a health care service plan or a health insurer from altering the provider-patient relationship based on the modality utilized for services appropriately provided through telehealth. The bill would provide that all laws regarding the confidentiality of health care information and a patient's right to his or her medical information shall apply to telehealth 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. (3) 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 committee: Held under submission.

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

  3. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. Read second time and amended.

  5. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 19).

  6. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  7. Read first time.

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

  9. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gordon · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gordon

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

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

Passed 11 Yea · 1 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0001
Unaffiliated 11106
Total 11107
% of votes cast 58%5%0%37%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Thurmond — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Waldron — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2507 do?
(1) Existing law defines "telehealth" as the mode of delivering health care services and public health via information and communication technologies to facilitate the diagnosis, consultation, treatment, education, care management, and self-management of a patient's health care while the patient is at the originating site and the health care provider is at a distant site, and that facilitates patient self-management and caregiver support for patients and includes synchronous interactions and asynchronous store and forward transfers. Existing law requires that prior to the delivery of health care via telehealth, the health care provider initiating the use of telehealth inform the patient about the use of telehealth and obtain documented verbal or written consent from the patient for the use of telehealth. This bill would add video communications and telephone communications to the definition of telehealth. The bill would also provide that the required prior consent for telehealth services may be digital as well as oral or written. (2) 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 prohibits health care service plans and health insurers from limiting the type of setting where services are provided for the patient or by the health care provider before payment is made for the covered services appropriately provided through telehealth, subject to the terms and conditions of the contract entered into between the enrollee, insured, subscriber, or policyholder and the plan or insurer, and between the plan or insurer and its participating providers or provider groups. This bill would also prohibit a health care provider from requiring the use of telehealth when it is not appropriate and would require health care service plans and health insurers to include coverage and reimbursement for services provided to a patient through telehealth to the same extent as though provided in person or by some other means, as specified. The bill would prohibit a health care service plan or health insurer from limiting coverage or reimbursement based on a contract entered into between the plan or insurer and an independent telehealth provider. The bill would prohibit a health care service plan or a health insurer from altering the provider-patient relationship based on the modality utilized for services appropriately provided through telehealth. The bill would provide that all laws regarding the confidentiality of health care information and a patient's right to his or her medical information shall apply to telehealth 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. (3) 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 AB 2507?
AB 2507 is sponsored by Gordon.
What is the current status of AB 2507?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 2507?
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