BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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69 (Chávez)
As Introduced May 12, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |10-0 |Gordon, Chang, | |
| | |Burke, Campos, | |
| | |Cooley, Dodd, | |
| | |Jones, Mayes, | |
| | |Rodriguez, Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Recognizes the essential role that health care districts
have in the State of California and proclaims the month of May
2015 as Health Care District Month in California. Specifically,
this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)Health care districts are public entities that provide
community-based health care services to residents throughout the
state and were created after World War II to address a shortage
of access to acute hospital care for many areas of the state,
particularly rural areas of California.
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2)Health care districts collectively provide a wide range of
services, which include acute care, emergency care, skilled
nursing and long-term care, community and rural health clinics,
ambulance services, adult day care, senior housing and
nutritional support, chronic disease management, health
education, medical transportation, home health, and hospice.
3)Health care districts provide services in 40 counties, employ
over 32,000 employees, and handle more than four million patient
visits annually.
4)Health care districts serve as an integral part of the "safety
net" for the state's underinsured and uninsured residents and in
2012, health care districts treated just over one million
Medi-Cal beneficiaries, which represents 10% of the statewide
total of Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
5)Each health care district is uniquely focused on the specific
needs of the community it serves and utilize varying revenue
streams, workforce sizes, services offered, and geographic
locations to cater to the health services most needed by their
communities.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0000509
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