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AB 81 |
Child protection: safe surrender. |
Approve
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Existing law designates certain locations as safe-surrender sites for the safe surrender of newborn children who are 72 hours of age or younger. This bill would expand the scope of those provisions to apply to children who are 30 days old or younger. The bill would permit a local fire agency, upon the approval of the appropriate local governing body of the agency, to designate a safe-surrender site. The bill would specify certain circumstances in which a safe-surrender site and its personnel have no liability for a surrendered child . The bill would also appropriate $5,000,000 to the State Department of Social Services to conduct a statewide awareness campaign, to establish and operate a toll-free telephone number for assistance, to allocate $1,000,000 in the form of competitive grants to county social services agencies that conduct safe-surrender site program outreach, and to publicize current law regarding the voluntary surrender of a child at a safe-surrender site. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
04/18/2007-In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
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Medi-Cal: early and periodic screening, and diagnosis services |
Approve
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Department of Health Care Services, under which basic health care services are provided to qualified low-income persons. Medi-Cal benefits include services provided under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program, including mental health services. Existing law requires the State Department of Mental Health to manage the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program. This bill would require the State Department of Mental Health, in consultation with the State Department of Health Care Services, to adopt regulations to provide for the prompt reimbursement to counties of Medi-Cal claims for the provision of services under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program. This bill contains other related provisions. |
05/02/2007-In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
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AB 327 |
Residential facilities. |
Oppose
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Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensure and regulation, administered by the State Department of Social Services, of community care facilities. This bill would require the department, in consultation with, and with the assistance of, the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Department of Mental Health, and other appropriate state and local agencies, to establish and maintain a statewide computerized database that includes, among other things, all community care facilities except foster family homes and homes certified by foster family agencies, and alcoholism and drug abuse treatment and recovery facilities, including identifying services provided by existing licensed and unlicensed residential programs, as defined. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
05/02/2007-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). Last location was HEALTH |
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AB 337 |
Controlled substances: cocaine penalties. |
Pending
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Existing law provides that every person who possesses for sale or purchases for purposes of sale cocaine base shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a period of 3, 4, or 5 years and that every person who possesses for sale or purchases for purposes of sale cocaine powder shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a period of 2, 3, or 4 years. This bill would provide that every person who possesses for sale or purchases for purposes of sale either cocaine base or cocaine powder shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 3, or 4 years. The bill would make conforming changes to related provisions. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
05/02/2007-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). Last location was PUB. S. |
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AB 411 |
Residential care facilities: overconcentration. |
Oppose
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Existing law, the California Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of residential care facilities for the elderly by the State Department of Social Services. This bill would permit a city or county to submit to the Director of Social Services additional information regarding the siting of a proposed residential care facility designed for 6 or fewer residents. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
04/18/2007-In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
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AB 423 |
Health care coverage: mental health services. |
Support if Amended
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Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Knox-Keene Act), 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. Under existing law, a health care service plan contract and a health insurance policy are required to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of severe mental illnesses of a person of any age. Existing law does not define "severe mental illnesses" for this purpose but describes it as including several conditions. This bill would expand this coverage requirement for a health care service plan contract and a health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2008, to include the diagnosis and treatment of a mental illness of a person of any age and would define mental illness for this purpose as a mental disorder defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
05/02/2007-Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
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AB 509 |
Suicide prevention. |
Approve
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Existing law sets forth the powers and duties of the State Department of Mental Health, including, but not limited to, the administration of the state hospitals for the mentally disordered, the licensing of psychiatric facilities, and oversight responsibilities related to the provision of local mental health services. Existing law, the California Suicide Prevention Act of 2000, authorizes the department to establish and implement a suicide prevention, education, and gatekeeper training program to reduce the severity, duration, and incidence of suicidal behaviors. This bill would require the department to establish the Office of Suicide Prevention by January 1, 2009, and would set forth its duties relating to the establishment and coordination of statewide suicide prevention strategy. The bill would require the department to implement the bill using existing funds and resources , and would require the office to post suicide data on the department's Web site . |
05/02/2007-In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
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AB 539 |
State mental health system. |
Spot Bill
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Existing law places state mental health facilities under the jurisdiction of the Director of Mental Health. This bill would require the director to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement relating to the screening and processing of patients for federal immigration violations, as specified. This bill would also require the department to undertake certain duties with regard to the screening and would make an appropriation therefor. |
05/02/2007-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). Last location was HEALTH |
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AB 626 |
Adult substance abuse recovery maintenance facilities. |
Spot Bill
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Existing law provides for the licensure, certification, and regulation of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities serving adults, administered by the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. Existing law requires the department to grant certification to any alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment program wishing to receive, and requesting, the certification. Existing law exempts an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility that serves 6 or fewer persons from any business taxes, local registration fees, use permits, or other fees to which a single family residence is not likewise subject. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes. |
02/22/2007-From printer. May be heard in committee March 24. |
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AB 673 |
Child abuse or neglect: mandated reports. |
Approve
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Existing law, the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, requires the filing of a report with a police department or county sheriff's office or county welfare department by a mandated reporter, as defined, who, in his or her professional capacity or within the scope of his or her employment, has knowledge of or observes a child whom the mandated reporter knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of child abuse or neglect. For the purposes of these provisions, the term "child abuse or neglect" is defined as including physical injury inflicted by other than accidental means. Failure to file a mandated report is a misdemeanor. This bill would amend the term "child abuse or neglect" to include death inflicted by other than accidental means. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
05/03/2007-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
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AB 682 |
HIV/AIDS testing. |
Approve
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Existing law prohibits, except in certain cases, a person from testing a person's blood for evidence of antibodies to probable causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) without the written consent of the subject of the test or the written consent of the subject, as provided, confirming that he or she obtained the consent from the subject. This bill would delete those provisions, and would, instead, require a medical care provider , prior to ordering a test that identifies infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), to inform the patient that the test is planned, provide information about the test, and advise the patient that he or she has the right to decline the test. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
05/02/2007-In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
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AB 855 |
Medi-Cal: managed care. |
Approve
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Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income persons receive health care services. Under existing law, the Director of Health Care Services may contract with any qualified individual, organization, or entity to provide services to, arrange for, or case manage the care of Medi-Cal beneficiaries subject to specified requirements. This bill would require that on and after July 1, 2008, every Medi-Cal managed care contract entered into by the department shall include alcohol and drug treatment services, as specified. The bill would also require the department, on or before October 1, 2008, to enter into contracts with a managed care organization for each county, for purposes of claims administration, to ensure that Medi-Cal fee-for-services enrollees have as covered services, alcohol and drug treatment services, as specified. Implementation of the bill would be subject to the receipt of federal approval. |
05/02/2007-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). Last location was HEALTH |
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AB 1134 |
Enterprise zones: residency training programs: tax credits |
Approve
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The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws. The bill would authorize a credit against those taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2008, in an amount equal to ____% of the qualified amount, as defined, for the support of a qualified primary care residency training program. This bill contains other related provisions. |
04/19/2007-Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. |
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AB 1155 |
Health care service plans. |
Approve
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Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care. Existing law This bill would require the director, upon a final determination that a health care service plan has underpaid or failed to pay a provider , as specified , to assess an administrative penalty, as specified, and to require the plan to pay the provider, at a minimum, the amount owed plus interest. The bill would authorize the director to exempt a plan from paying the administrative penalty if the director makes a written finding that paying both the penalty and the provider would jeopardize the financial solvency of the plan. The bill would also specify that a provider would not be required to resubmit a claim to a plan unless the director makes a determination that an extraordinary circumstance exists and requires the plan to reimburse the provider for the cost of resubmission, as specified. This bill contains other existing laws. |
05/02/2007-In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
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AB 1178 |
Medical information: disclosures. |
Approve
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The Confidentiality of Medical Information Act prohibits a provider of health care, health care service plan, or contractor, as defined, from disclosing medical information regarding a patient, enrollee, or subscriber, except as authorized by that patient, enrollee, or subscriber, or as otherwise required or authorized by law. This bill would further except from that prohibition, the disclosure of medical information under circumstances in which a psychotherapist, as defined, has reasonable cause to believe that a patient is a danger to himself or herself or to the person or property of another and that disclosure is necessary to prevent the threatened danger. |
05/02/2007-From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Re-referred. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 1). |
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AB 1226 |
Medi-Cal: provider enrollment. |
Approve
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Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Services and under which qualified low-income persons receive health care benefits. This bill would provide, as of July 1, 2008, that a physician enrolled and in good standing in the Medi-Cal program who is changing locations within the same county is eligible to continue enrollment at the new location by filing a change of location form, to be developed by the department, in lieu of submitting a complete application package. The bill would require the department to provide notice upon receipt of a form under this provision. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
04/18/2007-Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
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AB 1330 |
Foster children: psychotropic drugs: data. |
Oppose Unless Amended
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Existing law provides for oversight by various state and local entities of certain populations of children, including those who are dependent children or wards of the juvenile court, and those who are in foster care, or are otherwise under the supervision of county welfare departments. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to collect and maintain specified information regarding foster youth who are prescribed psychotropic medication , as defined . This bill contains other existing laws. |
05/02/2007-Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
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AB 1367 |
Alcoholism and drug abuse counselors. |
Approve
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Existing law provides for the licensing and regulation of marriage and family therapists, social workers, and educational psychologists by the Board of Behavioral Sciences, in the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law provides that the Board of Behavioral Sciences consists of 11 members and makes that provision inoperative on July 1, 2009, and repeals it on January 1, 2010. Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature that the board employ its resources for, among other things, the licensure of marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, and educational psychologists. Existing law authorizes a licensed marriage and family therapist and a marriage and family therapist intern, among others, whose license or registration has been revoked to petition the board for reinstatement or modification of the penalty. This bill would enact the Sub stance Abuse Professionals Licensing Law and provide for the licensing or registration and regulation of alcoholism and drug abuse counselors and interns, as defined, by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. The bill would, on and after January 1, 2009, add one licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselor to the board, to be appointed by the Governor . The bill would also add an additional public member to the board, to be appointed by the Governor. The bill would declare the intent of the Legislature that the board also employ its resources for the licensure of alcoholism and drug abuse counselors and would authorize licensed alcoholism and drug abuse counselors and interns whose license or registration has been revoked to petition the board for reinstatement or modification of the penalty. The bill would enact various related provisions regarding the practice of licensed alcoholism and drug abuse counselors and interns, including, but not limited to, licensing requirements , scope of practice, conditions for license renewals, and grounds for revocation or suspension of a license. The bill would authorize the board to impose various fees on licensed alcoholism and drug abuse counselors and interns, which would be deposited in the Behavioral Sciences Fund. The bill would make a continuous appropriation from that fund to the board to carry out the provisions of the bill. The bill would prohibit a person from representing himself or herself as, or using the title, initials, or description of, a licensed alcoholism and drug abuse counselor without a valid license issued under this chapter. Because a violation of this provision of the bill would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
05/02/2007-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). Last location was B. & P. |
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AB 1405 |
Juveniles: joint assessment of status: confidential information. |
Spot Bill
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Existing law provides that whenever a minor appears to come within the description of both a dependent child and a ward of the juvenile court, the county probation department and the child protective services department shall, pursuant to a jointly developed written protocol, initially determine which status will serve the best interests of the minor and the protection of society. Existing law authorizes the probation department and the child welfare services department in any county to create a protocol that would permit a minor who meets specified criteria to be designated as both a dependent child and a ward of the juvenile court, as specified. This bill would authorize a juvenile court joint assessment team, comprised of representatives of mental health, child welfare, probation, and other necessary agencies, to exchange and share specified information relating to the minor that might otherwise be confidential under state law or regulation. The bill would require that information to be maintained in a manner that ensures its confidentiality, and would prohibit further disclosure of the information. The bill would require a member of a juvenile court joint assessment team who receives this information to maintain the privacy of the minor and the confidentiality of the information. The bill would make this information inadmissible against the minor at a civil or criminal hearing or proceeding, other than the joint assessment. |
04/26/2007-Read second time. To third reading. |
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AB 1461 |
Alcohol and drug abuse. |
Approve
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Existing law requires the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to administer certain programs and studies related to alcohol and drug abuse recovery and to license, certify, and regulate alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities. This bill would require the department to initiate and conduct a 2-year pilot project to demonstrate the efficacy and cost effectiveness of a specified early methamphetamine intervention model in identifying and diverting methamphetamine addicts. The bill would require an unspecified entity to collect and analyze data regarding the pilot project and provide a report as specified. The bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2009, to develop protocols that can be adopted by hospital emergency departments in the state that choose to implement screening and referral services consistent with the pilot project established by the bill. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
05/02/2007-Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
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AB 1486 |
Licensed professional counselors. |
Approve
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Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of marriage and family therapists and social workers by the Board of Behavioral Sciences , in the Department of Consumer Affairs. Under existing law, the Board of Behavioral Sciences consists of 11 members. This bill would provide for the licensure or registration and regulation of licensed professional counselors and interns by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. The bill would add 4 additional members to the board , to be appointed by the Governor . The bill would enact various provisions concerning the practice of licensed professional counselors, interns, and trainees including, but not limited to, practice requirements, and enforcement specifications. The bill would authorize the issuance of licenses between October 1, 2008, and March 31, 2009, to individuals who meet certain criteria. The bill would authorize the board to begin accepting applications for intern registration on January 1, 2009, and for professional counselor licensure on an unspecified date. The bill would authorize the board to impose specified fees on licensed professional counselors and interns which would be deposited in the Behavioral Sciences Fund and would make a continuous appropriation from that fund to the board to carry out the provisions of the bill. The bill would provide that the startup costs of the program shall be funded by a loan from the Behavioral Sciences Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would provide that a violation of its provisions is a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
05/01/2007-Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
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Juveniles: psychotropic medication. |
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Existing law authorizes only a juvenile court judicial officer to make orders regarding the administration of psychotropic medications for a dependent child who has been removed from the physical custody of his or her parent. This bill, likewise, would provide, with respect to a ward of the court who has been placed in foster care , that only a juvenile court judicial officer is authorized to make orders regarding the administration of psychotropic medications. |
05/02/2007-From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Re-referred. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 1). |
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ACR 11 |
Domestic Violence Awareness Month. |
Approve
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This measure would proclaim the month of October 2007 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. |
02/01/2007-Referred to Com. on RLS. |
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SB 57 |
Personal income taxes. |
Oppose
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The Personal Income Tax Law imposes a tax upon taxable income at various rates depending upon the amount of that income, and also imposes an alternative minimum tax based upon specified tax preference items. This bill would, commencing with taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2007, reduce all marginal tax rates, as provided, and would eliminate the tax on taxable income for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. This bill would also repeal the alternative minimum tax for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
05/02/2007-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). Last location was HEALTH |
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SB 119 |
Medi-Cal: minors: drug and alcohol treatment. |
Approve
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Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income persons receive health care benefits. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid provisions. This bill would make specified findings and declarations regarding the need for and availability of drug and alcohol treatment services to minors. It would require that residential drug and alcohol treatment services and other specified services described in the Youth Treatment Guidelines issued by the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs for persons 12 to 20 years of age be a covered benefit under the Medi-Cal Drug Treatment Program. The bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to use its best efforts to obtain approval by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of a Medicaid state plan amendment providing for federal financial participation with respect to those services, but would require the services to be covered under the Medi-Cal program only if federal financial participation is available. The bill would provide that a county shall not be responsible for the costs of board and care related to the provision of the above residential drug and alcohol treatment services. This bill contains other existing laws. |
04/16/2007-Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
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SB 260 |
Medi-Cal. |
Approve
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Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services pursuant to which medical benefits are provided to public assistance recipients and certain other low-income persons. Existing law provides that federally qualified health center services and rural health clinic services, as defined, are covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program, to be reimbursed, to the extent that federal financial participation is obtained, to providers on a per-visit basis. "Visit" is defined as a face-to-face encounter between a patient of a federally qualified health center or a rural health clinic and specified health care professionals. This bill would provide that more than one encounter between a patient and the same health care professional on the same day and at a single location may each be separately reimbursed in specified circumstances. The bill would also provide that, under specified circumstances, visits with different health care professionals on the same day of service may be billed as separate visits. |
04/30/2007-Hearing postponed by committee. Set for hearing May 7. (Refers to 4/30/2007 hearing) |
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SB 265 |
Division of Juvenile Justice: specialized programming. |
Pending
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The Division of Juvenile Justice is vested with all the powers, functions, duties, responsibilities, obligations, liabilities, and jurisdiction of the former Youth Authority. The Division of Juvenile Justice consists of the Division of Juvenile Facilities, the Division of Juvenile Programs, and the Division of Juvenile Parole Operations under the Chief Deputy of Juvenile Justice, each headed by a chief who is appointed by the Governor and subject to Senate confirmation. This bill would require the Division of Juvenile Justice to explore options to provide specialized programming outside of division facilities for high risk or high need juvenile offenders, taking into account availability and specified criterion. On or before January 1, 2009, the bill would require the division to transfer all female offenders out of division facilities. |
04/25/2007-Set for hearing May 7. |
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SB 288 |
Pupils: comprehensive learning support system. |
Approve
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Existing law establishes various educational programs for pupils in elementary, middle, and high school to be administered by the State Department of Education. This bill would establish the Comprehensive Pupil Learning Support System (CPLSS) , a pilot program, to ensure that each pupil will be a productive and responsible learner and citizen. The department would be required to administer and implement the program through funds that are made available to the department for the purposes of the program and to adopt regulations to implement the program. The department also would be required to select an independent agency to evaluate the success of the CPLSS component. The independent agency would be required to complete the evaluation and submit the completed evaluation to the department by December 31, 2011. This bill contains other existing laws. |
05/02/2007-From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
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SB 568 |
Criminal procedure: mental competence. |
Spot Bill
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Existing law prohibits a person from being tried or adjudged to punishment while that person is mentally incompetent. If a defendant is found to be mentally incompetent, the trial or judgment shall be suspended until the person becomes mentally competent, during which time the court shall order that the mentally incompetent defendant be delivered to a state hospital or to any other available public or private treatment facility, or be placed on outpatient status, as specified. This bill would provide that the term "treatment facility" as used in these provisions includes a county jail, or other county penal facility, that, upon the concurrence of the county board of supervisors and the county sheriff, the county mental health director, or the chief of corrections, as specified, may be used to provide medically approved treatment of defendants found to be mentally incompetent due to a mental disorder. |
05/03/2007-Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. Set for hearing May 14. |
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SB 606 |
Pharmaceutical information |
Concerns
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Existing law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, regulates the packaging, labeling, and advertising of food, drugs, and cosmetics, under the administration of the State Department of Health Services. Effective July 1, 2007, these duties are transferred to the State Department of Public Health. This bill would require a pharmaceutical company that sells, delivers, offers for sale, or gives away pharmaceutical drugs within the state to make publicly available the results of every completed clinical trial, except a phase I trial, for that drug and an explanation of noncompletion for any clinical trial, except a phase I trial, that the company initiates or sponsors the initiation of, but does not complete. |
04/17/2007-Set for hearing May 9. |
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SB 623 |
Medi-Cal: drug benefits. |
Approve if Amended
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Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income persons receive health care benefits, including, for certain beneficiaries, prescription drug benefits. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid provisions. This bill would provide that, beginning January 1, 2008, the department shall pay all copayments required by drug plans under the Medicare Program for generic or brand name medications for full-benefit dual eligible beneficiaries under specified conditions. The bill would require the department to develop a process for the reimbursement of Medi-Cal enrolled pharmacies for the cost of the copayments, unless specified conditions are met. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
05/02/2007-Set for hearing May 14. |
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SB 709 |
Residential care facilities. |
Disapprove
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Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, permits a city and county to request the State Department of Social Services to deny a residential care facility license on the basis of overconcentration of residential care facilities. This bill would permit a city and county to submit to the Director of Social Services additional documentation and evidence regarding the siting of a proposed residential care facility designed for 6 or fewer residents. This bill contains other related provisions. |
04/23/2007-Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
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SB 761 |
Healing arts: diversion: investigations. |
Approve
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Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the Division of Medical Quality of the Medical Board of California to oversee diversion programs for physician and surgeons with impairment due to abuse of drugs or alcohol, or due to mental or physical illness. Under existing law, these provisions become inoperative on July 1, 2008, and are repealed on January 1, 2009. This bill would extend the dates on which the provisions become inoperative to July 1, 2010, and would extend the dates on which the provisions are repealed to January 1, 2011. The bill would also require the board to create and appoint a Diversion Advisory Council. The council would be required to make recommendations and provide clinical quality improvement advice on matters specified by the board or a committee of the board. The council would also be required to elect a chairperson who would be required to report to the board, or a committee of the board, at its regularly scheduled meetings, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
04/16/2007-Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
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SB 785 |
Foster children: mental health services. |
Approve
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Existing law requires the State Department of Mental Health to implement managed mental health care for Medi-Cal beneficiaries through fee-for-service or capitated rate contracts with mental health plans, including individual counties, counties acting jointly, any qualified individual or organization, or a nongovernmental entity. Under existing law, this may include the provision of specialty mental health services to children in foster care. This bill would require the State Department of Mental Health, by an unspecified date, to create a standardized contract, service authorization procedure, and set of documentation standards and forms, and to use these items to facilitate the receipt of medically necessary specialty mental health services by a foster child who is placed outside of his or her county of original jurisdiction, as specified. In addition, the bill would require the department to establish processes to explain to foster care providers how to arrange for mental health services on behalf of the beneficiary in their care, and to allow county child welfare agencies to make appropriate referrals and access information relating to the provision of mental health services to children as provided by the bill. This bill also would give the California Health and Human Services Agency specified responsibilities with respect to the implementation of these provisions. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
04/30/2007-Hearing postponed by committee. Set for hearing May 7. (Refers to 4/30/2007 hearing) |
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SB 822 |
Immunity: evaluation of practitioner of healing arts. |
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Existing law provides immunity from liability to any person whose communications to a hospital, hospital medical staff, veterinary hospital staff, professional society, or any medical, dental, podiatric, or veterinary school, among others, are intended to aid in the evaluation of the qualifications, fitness, character, or insurability of a practitioner of the healing or veterinary arts. This bill would extend that immunity to any person whose communications to a psychology school are intended to aid in the evaluation of the qualifications, fitness, character, or insurability of a practitioner of the healing or veterinary arts. |
04/26/2007-Set for hearing May 8. |
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SB 851 |
Mentally ill offenders. |
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Existing law provides for the diversion of specified criminal offenders in alternate sentencing and treatment programs. This bill would provide that if a law enforcement official suspects that a crime has been committed by an individual with a serious mental health or substance abuse condition, he or she shall contact the county mental health director to ascertain if there is available treatment capacity to provide that person with services, as specified. This bill would provide that if the individual fails to remain in treatment, any pending criminal charges and arrest that had been deferred pending treatment can proceed at that time. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
05/03/2007-Set for hearing May 14. |
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SB 916 |
Acute psychiatric hospitals: patient detention and release. |
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Existing law exempts a licensed general acute care hospital, as defined, licensed professional staff of the hospital, or any physician and surgeon, providing emergency medical services to a person at the hospital from civil and criminal liability for detaining a person, or for the actions of the person after release from the hospital, if certain conditions exist, including, among other things, that the person is not detained beyond 8 hours. This bill would also exempt a facility that is a specified mental health facility designated by the county or, if not so designated, a licensed acute psychiatric hospital, or general acute care hospital that has a psychiatric inpatient unit, that lacks the current capacity or capability to provide appropriate mental health treatment for the person being detained for evaluation and treatment. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
05/01/2007-Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Set for hearing May 8. |
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SB 993 |
Psychologists: scope of practice: prescribing drugs. |
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The Psychology Licensing Law provides for the licensure and regulation of psychologists by the Board of Psychology, and the Pharmacy Law provides for the regulation of prescription drug and medical device dispensing by the State Board of Pharmacy. The Psychology Licensing Law provides that the practice of psychology does not include the prescribing of drugs and does not authorize a psychologist to prescribe drugs or write prescriptions. Existing law additionally makes a violation of its provisions a crime and unprofessional conduct, constituting grounds for disciplinary action by the Board of Psychology. This bill would revise these provisions to authorize a certified prescribing psychologist, as defined, to prescribe drugs for the treatment of specified disorders if certain requirements are met. This bill would require the Board of Psychology to establish and administer a certification process to grant licensed psychologists the authority to write prescriptions, and would require an applicant for certification as a prescribing psychologist to meet specified education and training requirements, including requirements of clinical competency, and passing a nationally recognized examination approved and administered by the board. The bill would require the board to charge fees for the issuance and renewal of a certificate to cover the costs of administering the certification process and the examination, and would provide for the deposit of these fees in the Psychology Fund. The bill would require the board to establish requirements for the renewal of a certificate, including continuing education requirements, and to provide certain information to the State Board of Pharmacy, including a list of psychologists certified to prescribe drugs. The bill would also require an approved program to meet specified requirements, including providing certain reports to the board. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
05/02/2007-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). Last location was B., P. & E.D. |
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SB 999 |
Crime. |
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Existing law, amended by initiative statute, provides that the penalty for a defendant found guilty of murder in the first degree, if special circumstances have been found to be true, as specified, who was 16 years of age or older and under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the crime, shall be confinement in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole or, at the discretion of the court, 25 years to life. Existing law provides that these provisions may be amended by a 2/3 vote of each house of the Legislature. This bill would instead provide that the penalty for a defendant found guilty of murder in the first degree, if special circumstances have been found to be true, as specified, who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the crime, shall be confinement in the state prison for 25 years to life. |
05/01/2007-Read second time. To third reading. |
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SCR 8 |
Child Abuse Prevention Month. |
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This measure would acknowledge the month of April 2007 as Child Abuse Prevention Month, and encourage the people of the State of California to work together to support youth-serving child abuse prevention activities in their communities and schools. |
04/30/2007-Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 29, Statutes of 2007 |
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