BILL ANALYSIS Ó ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 2315| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 CONTINUED AB 2315 Page 2 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, AB 2315 Page 3 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 SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED **** END ****