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2019 California Healthcare Policy Update California 2019 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
2019 California Healthcare Policy Update California 2019 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
2019 California Healthcare Policy Update California 2019 Legislative Session Gavin Newsoms first year as governor Newsom wants to be known as Californias Health Care Governor Legislature passed 1,042 bills Newsom
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California 2019 Legislative Session
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STATE SENATE STATE ASSEMBLY
2019 LEGISLATURE
Democrats Republican
The “Magic” Number ü 41 in Assembly ü 21 in Senate
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AB 204. Hospitals: Community Benefits Plan Reporting
§ Standardize how nonprofit hospitals calculate and report the value of community benefits by 7/1/2020 § Prohibits hospitals from including fundraising and compliance expense in community benefit costs § Allows OSHPD to assess fines ($5,000)
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AB 744. Health Care Coverage: Telehealth
§ Reimbursement for diagnosis, consultation, and treatment delivered through telehealth will be same as in-person visits § Effective January 1, 2021
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AB 962. Hospitals: Procurement Contracts
§ Submit report to OSHPD on its “minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprise procurement efforts” § For hospitals with operating expenses of $50M
- r more; operating expenses of $20M or more if
part of system § Submit report by July 1, 2021
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SB 227. Health and Health Care Facilities: Inspections and Penalties
§ Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino) § Periodic, unannounced inspections to verify compliance with nurse-to-patient ratio § Now: Corrective plans rather than monetary penalties for nurse staffing violations § Future: Up to $125,000 in penalties for violations § $15,000 first penalty § $30,000 subsequent penalties
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SB 305 Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act
§ Also known as Ryan’s Law § Hospitals cannot stop terminally ill patient’s use of medical cannabis within the health care facility § Does not include chemical dependency recovery hospitals or state hospitals § Newsom’s veto message: bill would create “significant conflicts between federal and state law”
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SB 382 Medi-Cal: Managed Care Health Plan
§ Medi-Cal patients allowed to continue to receive post-acute care services at hospital during Governor-declared state of emergency
§ Newsom’s veto message: bill is unnecessary
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