BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 2024 (Wood) - Critical access hospitals: employment
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|Version: June 9, 2016 |Policy Vote: B., P. & E.D. 8 - |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: August 11, 2016 |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 11, 2016
Bill
Summary: AB 2024 would provide an exemption from the ban on the
corporate practice of medicine to allow federally certified
critical access hospitals to directly employ physicians until
January 1, 2024.
Fiscal
Impact:
Potential one-time costs of $70,000 to develop information
technology systems to collect specified data from
participating hospitals by the Office of Statewide Health
Planning and Development (California Health Data Planning
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Fund).
Potential ongoing costs of $130,000 per year to develop data
standards for reporting by participating hospitals, collect
and review data submitted by participating hospitals, and
eventually develop the required report (California Health Data
Planning Fund).
Author
Amendments: Modify the reporting requirements
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