BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
Senator Mark Leno, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: AB 1607 Hearing Date: June 13,
2016
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|Author: |Committee on Budget |
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|Version: |June 13, 2016 As amended |
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|Urgency: |Yes |Fiscal: |Yes |
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|Consultant|Michelle Baass |
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Subject: Medi-Cal Hospitals Quality Assurance Fee
Summary: Medi-Cal: hospital quality assurance fee (Urgency).
Background: This bill extends the hospital quality assurance fee to
January 1, 2018 (it currently sunsets on January 1, 2017). This
results in estimated $845 million General Fund savings in
2017-18.
SB 239 (Hernandez), Chapter 657, Statutes of 2013 establishes
the hospital quality assurance fee.
Proposed
Law:
Fiscal
Effect: This bill continuously appropriates the Hospital Quality
Assurance Revenue Fund.
Support: None on file.
Opposed: None on file.
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