BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 389 (Chau) - Hospitals: language assistance services
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|Version: June 19, 2015 |Policy Vote: HEALTH 9 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes |
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|Hearing Date: August 27, 2015 |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015
Bill
Summary: AB 389 would require hospitals to post their language
assistance policies on their websites. The bill would also
require the Department of Public Health and to post each
hospital's language assistance policy its website.
Fiscal
Impact: Minor costs for the Department of Public Health to post
hospital language assistance policies on its website (Licensing
and Certification Program Fund).
Committee
Amendments: Delete the requirement that language assistance
policies be posted on any replacement technology for the
internet. Delete the requirement that the Office of Statewide
Health Planning and Development post hospital language
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assistance policies on its website.
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