BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 1130 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 22, 2015 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Jimmy Gomez, Chair AB 1130 (Gray) - As Introduced February 27, 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Policy |Health |Vote:|16 - 0 | |Committee: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No SUMMARY: This bill increases the limit on the hours of operation for an intermittent primary care community or free clinic, from 20 hours a week to 30 hours. AB 1130 Page 2 FISCAL EFFECT: Negligible state fiscal effect. COMMENTS: 1)Purpose. This bill seeks to increase the hours an intermittent clinic may operate so they may keep up with increased demand for service. The author notes demand has increased because of the Medi-Cal expansion and the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). This bill is co-sponsored by the Central Valley Health Network and the California Primary Care Association. 2)Background. Community clinics and health centers are nonprofit, tax-exempt clinics that are licensed as community or free clinics, and provide services to patients on a sliding fee scale basis or, in the case of free clinics, at no charge to the patients. Current law requires clinics to operate under a license from the California Department of Public Health. So-called intermittent clinics can operate under the auspices of a licensed facility without being licensed themselves, as long as they meet certain standards, including service hours that do not exceed 20 hours a week. Analysis Prepared by:Lisa Murawski / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 AB 1130 Page 3