BILL NUMBER: AB 1102 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 21, 2016
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 9, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 3, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 5, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 26, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Santiago
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
An act to add Section 15849 to the Welfare and
Institutions Code, 25185.2 to the Health and Safety
Code, relating to health care coverage.
hazardous waste.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1102, as amended, Santiago. Health care coverage:
Medi-Cal Access Program: disclosures. Hazardous waste
facilities: inspections.
Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control,
and a local health officer or local public officer designated by the
Director of Toxic Substances Control, to enforce the standards in the
hazardous waste control law and the regulations adopted by the
department to implement that law, except as specified. Existing law
authorizes a representative of the department or the local officer or
agency authorized to enforce the hazardous waste control law to,
among other things, enter and inspect a factory, plant, construction
site, disposal site, transfer facility, or an establishment or any
other place or environment where hazardous wastes are stored,
handled, processed, disposed of, or being treated to recover
resources.
This bill would require the department to inspect a permitted
hazardous waste land disposal facility no less than once per month,
inspect a permitted and operating hazardous waste facility no less
than 4 times per calendar year, and inspect a permitted hazardous
waste facility no less than 2 times per calendar year.
Existing federal law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (PPACA), enacts various health care coverage market reforms as of
January 1, 2014. Among other things, PPACA requires each state to
establish an American Health Benefits Exchange and allows qualified
individuals to obtain premium assistance for coverage purchased
through the Exchange. PPACA specifies that this premium assistance is
not available if the individual is eligible for affordable
employer-sponsored coverage that provides minimum value, as
specified.
Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal Access Program, administered
by the State Department of Health Care Services. Existing law
creates the California Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (MRMIP),
which is administered by the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, to
arrange for major risk medical coverage for eligible residents of
the state who are unable to secure adequate private health care
coverage.
This bill would require the State Department of Health Care
Services to inform applicants who are rejected for Medi-Cal Access
Program coverage of other coverage options through MRMIP and Covered
California, and direct applicants how to receive more information on
Covered California and MRMIP, as specified.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 25185.2 is added to the
Health and Safety Code , to read:
25185.2. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that hazardous
waste facilities that are not in compliance with state and federal
laws and regulations pose a danger to human health and safety and the
environment. This danger is increased for disadvantaged communities
impacted by multiple sources of pollution. It is vital that permitted
hazardous waste facilities be inspected on a regular basis to ensure
compliance with state and federal laws.
(b) The department shall do all of the following:
(1) Inspect a permitted hazardous waste land disposal facility no
less than once per month.
(2) Inspect a permitted and operating hazardous waste facility not
covered under paragraph (1) no less than four times per calendar
year.
(3) Inspect a permitted hazardous waste facility not covered under
paragraph (1) or (2) no less than two times per calendar year.
(c) Nothing in this section shall prevent the department from
inspecting a hazardous waste facility more frequently than is
required pursuant to subdivision (b).
(d) If the department requires additional staff to carry out the
inspections required pursuant to subdivision (b), it is the intent of
the Legislature to enact future legislation to increase the facility
fee to cover this regulatory cost in order to ensure that hazardous
waste facilities are in compliance with state and federal hazardous
waste laws.
SECTION 1. Section 15849 is added to the
Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
15849. If an applicant is rejected for coverage, the department
shall inform the applicant about the California Major Risk Medical
Insurance Program (MRMIP) (Part 6.5 (commencing with Section 12700)
of Division 2 of the Insurance Code) and about the coverage options
and the potential for subsidized coverage through Covered California.
The department shall direct persons seeking more information to
MRMIP, Covered California, plan or policy representatives, insurance
agents, or an entity paid by Covered California to assist with health
coverage enrollment, such as a navigator or an assister.