BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB
1098 (Cannella)
As Amended August 15, 2016
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE: 38-0
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|----------------+-----+----------------------+--------------------|
|Health |18-0 |Wood, Maienschein, | |
| | |Bonilla, Burke, | |
| | |Campos, Chiu, Gomez, | |
| | |Roger Hernández, | |
| | |Lackey, Nazarian, | |
| | |Olsen, Patterson, | |
| | |Ridley-Thomas, | |
| | |Rodriguez, Santiago, | |
| | |Steinorth, McCarty, | |
| | |Waldron | |
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|----------------+-----+----------------------+--------------------|
|Appropriations |20-0 |Gonzalez, Bigelow, | |
| | |Bloom, Bonilla, | |
| | |Bonta, Calderon, | |
| | |Chang, Daly, Eggman, | |
| | |Gallagher, Eduardo | |
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| | |Garcia, Holden, | |
| | |Jones, Obernolte, | |
| | |Quirk, Santiago, | |
| | |Wagner, Weber, Wood, | |
| | |McCarty | |
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SUMMARY: Requires the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
by October 1, 2017, to report to the Legislature on progress
towards the goal of raising the Denti-Cal utilization rate among
eligible child beneficiaries to 60% or greater and identify a
date by which DHCS projects this utilization goal will be met.
Authorizes DHCS to include in the report any recommendations for
legislative consideration that would assist the department in
meeting the goal by the specified date, and if applicable, to
engage relevant stakeholders in the development of those
recommendations. Repeals the provisions of this bill on January
1, 2021.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, to the extent this bill results in additional
utilization of dental services based on the specific utilization
goal of 60%, unknown, potentially significant costs to the
Denti-Cal program, as well as potential cost avoidance through
prevention of more severe dental problems by improving access to
dental preventive care (General Fund/federal). The net effect
is unknown.
COMMENTS: According to the author, in a state audit of DHCS'
Denti-Cal Program released in 2014, the auditor concluded that
"DHCS' information shortcomings and ineffective actions are
putting children enrolled in Medi-Cal at higher risk of dental
disease." It is unacceptable that a program established to
provide the most vulnerable population of children with oral
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health services is placing those children at risk of dental
disease.
Analysis Prepared by:
Rosielyn Pulmano / HEALTH / (916) 319-2097 FN:
0004104