BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB
804 (Committee on Health)
As Introduced September 1, 2015
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE: 39-0
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Health |19-0 |Bonta, Maienschein, | |
| | |Bonilla, Burke, | |
| | |Chávez, Chiu, Gomez, | |
| | |Gonzalez, Roger | |
| | |Hernández, Lackey, | |
| | |Nazarian, Patterson, | |
| | |Ridley-Thomas, | |
| | |Rodriguez, Santiago, | |
| | |Steinorth, Thurmond, | |
| | |Waldron, Wood | |
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|----------------+-----+----------------------+--------------------|
|Appropriations |17-0 |Gomez, Bigelow, | |
| | |Bloom, Bonta, | |
| | |Calderon, Chang, | |
| | |Nazarian, Eggman, | |
| | |Gallagher, Eduardo | |
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| | |Garcia, Holden, | |
| | |Jones, Quirk, Rendon, | |
| | |Wagner, Weber, Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Makes technical and conforming changes to specific
sections of the Health and Safety Code and the Welfare and
Institutions Code. Specifically, this bill:
1)Updates obsolete references to county mental health directors
and county drug and alcohol program administrators by
referring to them as county behavioral health directors and/or
the County Behavioral Health Directors Association.
2)Requires the Department of Health Care Services to report to
the Legislature with quarterly updates on caseload, estimated
expenditures, and related program monitoring data for the
Every Woman Counts Program.
3)Deletes references to a non-profit hospital service plan from
inclusion as a fiscal intermediary, prepaid health plan, or
group health coverage.
4)Makes technical changes to ensure individuals that can prove
their homeless status are not subject to any fee when
requesting a certified record of live birth.
5)Deletes the sunset date of the California Office of Health
Information Integrity (CalOHII).
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6)Makes technical and conforming changes to employee group
coverage disclosure requirements.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, annual costs of $3.7 million to extend indefinitely
the operations of the CalOHII; minor and absorbable costs to the
Department of Managed Health Care and the California Department
of Insurance to verify health plan and insurer compliance with
the updated requirement related to group health insurance; and
unknown, potentially significant state costs for increased
Medi-Cal enrollment.
COMMENTS: According to the author, last year the Legislature
decided unanimously to assist individuals enduring difficult
times in their efforts to get back on their feet by not
subjecting homeless adults or youth to a fee when requesting a
certified record of live birth. The author states that nearly
every government program or social service programs that these
individuals so desperately need, require some form of
identification, including a birth certificate. This bill will
further clarify that homeless individuals are not subject to any
surprise fees as they seek the documentation needed to access
social services programs.
The author also states that this bill will also extend the
sunset date of the CalOHII indefinitely. CalOHII has focused on
making confidential health information available in the most
secure ways and the sunset date has continued to be extended.
The author concludes that at a time when confidentiality,
particularly of personal health information, is paramount, the
work done by CalOHII will be needed in the immediate and distant
future.
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The California State Association of Counties states in support
that the merging of the organizations County Mental Health
Directors Association and County Alcohol and Drug Program
Administrators Association of California is a reflection of the
integration of the mental health and substance use disorder
agencies at the county level and general understanding that
these areas are often interdependent of each other and the
people they serve.
There is no known opposition to this bill.
Analysis Prepared by:
Paula Villescaz / HEALTH / (916) 319-2097 FN:
0001928