BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 22, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
AB
1130 (Gray) - As Introduced February 27, 2015
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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.
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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
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