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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 2315
          Author:   Monning (D)
          Amended:  7/2/12 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE  :  9-0, 6/27/12
          AYES:  Hernandez, Harman, Alquist, Anderson, Blakeslee, De 
            León, DeSaulnier, Rubio, Wolk

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  70-0, 4/12/12 (Consent) - See last page 
            for vote


           SUBJECT  :    Governors appointments:  Senate confirmation

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill corrects a reference in existing law 
          related to appointments by the Governor subject to Senate 
          confirmation to reflect the transfer of the Office of the 
          Patient Advocate (OPA) from the Department of Managed 
          Health Care (DMHC) to the California Health and Human 
          Services Agency.

           Senate Floor Amendments  of 7/2/12 prevent chaptering out of 
          the health budget trailer bill, AB 1470 (Assembly Budget 
          Committee), Chapter 24, Statutes of 2012.

           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law:

          1.Lists the patient advocate among the officers appointed 
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            by the Governor that are subject to Senate confirmation.

          2.Transfers OPA from DMHC to the California Health and 
            Human Services Agency, effective July 1, 2012.

          This bill corrects a reference to OPA in existing law 
          concerning appointments by the Governor subject to Senate 
          confirmation to reflect its placement in the California 
          Health and Human Services Agency.

           Background
           
          OPA was established in July 2000 in conjunction with DMHC 
          to represent the interests of enrollees served by health 
          care service plans regulated by DMHC.  AB 922 states that 
          the Legislature recognizes that, because of the enactment 
          of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 
          23, 2010, and the implementation of various provisions by 
          January 1, 2014, it is appropriate to transfer OPA and to 
          confer new responsibilities on OPA, including assisting 
          consumers in obtaining health care coverage and obtaining 
          health care through health coverage that is regulated by 
          multiple regulators, both state and federal.

           Related Legislation
           
          AB 1869 (John A. Pérez) would add federal veterans' health 
          benefits to the list of public programs that OPA will be 
          required to include, commencing January 1, 2013, in its 
          efforts to provide outreach and education about health care 
          coverage options.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  No   
          Local:  No


           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  70-0, 4/12/12
          AYES:  Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Bill 
            Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, 
            Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, 
            Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Davis, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eng, 
            Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Beth Gaines, Galgiani, 
            Gatto, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Hall, Harkey, 
            Hayashi, Roger Hernández, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, 







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            Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara, Logue, Ma, Mansoor, 
            Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Nestande, Nielsen, 
            Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Portantino, Silva, 
            Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao, 
            Wagner, Williams, Yamada, John A. Pérez
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Allen, Cedillo, Cook, Fletcher, Garrick, 
            Gordon, Bonnie Lowenthal, Morrell, Norby, Wieckowski


          CTW:n  7/3/12   Senate Floor Analyses 

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