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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          SB 1135 (Monning) - Health care coverage:  notice of timely  
          access to care
          
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          |Version: March 30, 2016         |Policy Vote: HEALTH 8 - 1       |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: Yes                    |
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          |Hearing Date: May 27, 2016      |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy    |
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          Bill  
          Summary:  SB 1135 would require health plans and health insurers  
          (including Medi-Cal managed care plans) to notify enrollees and  
          contracted providers about existing requirements to provide  
          timely access to covered health care services. The bill would  
          require health plans and health insurers (including Medi-Cal  
          managed care plans) to include the appropriate regulatory  
          agency's phone number on an enrollee's proof of coverage card.


          *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                      adopted by the committee on May 27, 2016




          Fiscal  
          Impact:  
           Minor costs are anticipated for enforcement of the bill's  
            requirements by the Department of Managed Health Care (Managed  
            Care Fund).







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           Minor costs are anticipated for enforcement of the bill's  
            requirements by the Department of Insurance (Insurance Fund).
            
           No significant increase in Medi-Cal utilization or costs are  
            anticipated under the bill. Medi-Cal managed care plans are  
            required to comply with existing timely access requirements  
            and are already required to notify enrollees of those  
            requirements. It is not anticipated that providing the  
            additional information under the bill will significantly  
            increase enrollee utilization of services.


          Committee  
          Amendments:  Delete the requirement that health plans and health  
          insurers include their regulatory agency's phone number on proof  
          of coverage cards.


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