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Introduced
01/08/2021
01/08/2021
In Committee
06/26/2022
06/26/2022
Crossed Over
02/22/2021
02/22/2021
Passed
06/29/2022
06/29/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/30/2022
06/30/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act to amend Sections 15432, 15451.5, 100800, 100820, and 100825 of, and to add Section 12534 to, the Government Code, to amend Sections 120475, 120511, 122440, 127691, 127692, 127694, 127695, 127696, 128205, 128210, 128230, and 128235 of, to amend and repeal Section 104395 of, to add Sections 1385.035, 11831.1, 11834.28, 11839.6.1, 124024, and 124110.5 to, to add Article 7 (commencing with Section 101320) to Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 101 of, to add Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 123451) to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of, to add Chapter 2.6 (commencing with Section 127500) to Part 2 of Division 107 of, and to add Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250) to Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 107 of, and to repeal Sections 128215, 128220, and 128225 of the Health and Safety Code, to amend, repeal, and add Section 12693.74 of, and to add Section 10181.35 to, the Insurance Code, to add Part 4.6 (commencing with Section 1490) to Division 2 of the Labor Code, to amend Sections 1001.36, 1026, 1026.2, 1369, 1370, 1370.6, 1372, 1602, 1603, 1604, 2603, and 4019 of, and to repeal Section 1369.1 of, the Penal Code, to amend Sections 18914 and 18916 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and to amend Sections 4335.2, 4361, 5328, 5848.5, 5961.5, 7276, 7279, 7281, 7290, 14005.22, 14005.26, 14005.37, 14005.64, 14007.8, 14007.9, 14011.10, 14011.66, 14011.7, 14087.46, 14105.075, 14105.192, 14105.48, 14124.12, 14132.100, 14132.88, 14132.98, 14138.1, 14138.12, 14138.13, 14138.14, 14138.15, 14138.16, 14138.17, 14138.23, 14148, 14148.8, 14170.8, 14184.201, 14184.206, 14184.400, 14184.405, 14184.405, 14184.800, 14186.3, 14197, 14197.04, 14197.2, 15826, 15854, and 16501.3 of, to amend the heading of Article 4.1 (commencing with Section 14138.1) of Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 14005.12, 14005.13, 14105.2, 15832, and 15840 of, to add Sections 4336, 4361.7, 5325.3, 14005.255, 14105.197, 14132.57, 15849, and 15854.5 to, to add Chapter 16.5 (commencing with Section 18998) to Part 6 of Division 9 of, to add and repeal Section 4360.5 of, to repeal Sections 7284, 7285, 7286, 7287, 7291, 7292, 14005.225, 14138.11, and 14138.19 of, and to repeal and add Sections 14132.725, 14132.731, 14138.10, 14138.18, 14138.21, and 14138.22 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to health, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
AI Summary
This bill makes several key changes to California's health care system:
1. It extends the California Health Benefit Exchange's (Covered California) program of financial assistance to help low-income and middle-income Californians access affordable health care coverage through the Exchange, and exempts the program design from the Administrative Procedure Act.
2. It establishes the Office of Health Care Affordability within the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) to analyze health care cost trends, set statewide and sector-specific health care cost targets, and enforce compliance through performance improvement plans and administrative penalties. The bill also creates the Health Care Affordability Board and Health Care Affordability Advisory Committee.
3. It expands Medi-Cal eligibility for full-scope benefits to individuals ages 26-49 who do not have satisfactory immigration status, and extends continuous Medi-Cal eligibility for children up to age 5.
4. It makes changes to Medi-Cal benefits, including increasing the income eligibility threshold for pregnant individuals, providing continuous Medi-Cal eligibility for infants up to age 5, and expanding coverage of routine patient costs for clinical trials.
5. It authorizes the use of telehealth modalities in Medi-Cal, including video, audio-only, and asynchronous care, and establishes requirements for provider access, patient consent, and reimbursement.
6. It makes changes to the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Alternative Payment Model project, including modifying the payment methodology and establishing quality and equity performance standards.
7. It creates the Opioid Settlements Fund to receive and expend revenues from opioid-related settlements and judgments, and requires the Department of Health Care Services to oversee opioid remediation activities.
8. It establishes the Abortion Practical Support Fund within HCAI to provide grants to nonprofit organizations that assist low-income pregnant individuals with practical support services to access and obtain an abortion.
9. It requires alcohol and drug programs, as well as residential and outpatient treatment facilities, to offer or facilitate access to medications for addiction treatment.
10. It makes various other changes related to public health, the health care workforce, health care facility oversight, and Medi-Cal provider reimbursement.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Budget and Fiscal Review (Senate)
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 47, Statutes of 2022. (on 06/30/2022)
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