BILL NUMBER: AB 2878	CHAPTERED  07/07/00

	CHAPTER   94
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JULY 7, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   JULY 6, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   JUNE 15, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   JUNE 15, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 15, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 25, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Wayne
   (Coauthor:  Senator Speier)

                        MARCH 6, 2000

   An act to amend Sections 104161, 104162, and 104163 of, to add and
repeal Section 104160 of, and to repeal Section 104164 of, the
Health and Safety Code, relating to health.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2878, Wayne.  Breast cancer:  treatment.
   Existing law, which would be repealed on July 1, 2000, establishes
the Breast Cancer Treatment Program, administered by the State
Department of Health Services.  Under this program the department is
required to award a contract for these services on a bid basis to an
entity meeting specified requirements.
   This bill would indefinitely extend the duration of this program.
It would, however, permit the department to award one or more
contracts to public or private nonprofit organizations, and would
exempt these contracts from various state agency contract
requirements.
   The bill would also eliminate a requirement that funds
appropriated for the purposes of this program be used to match other
available funds, and would expand the services to be covered by the
program.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 104160 of the Health and Safety Code is
repealed.
  SEC. 2.  Section 104160 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to
read:
   104160.  The State Department of Health Services shall utilize
existing mechanisms to maintain, expand, and ensure quality breast
cancer treatment for low-income, and uninsured persons who are
diagnosed with breast cancer.  The department shall award one or more
contracts to provide breast cancer treatment through private or
public nonprofit organizations, including, but not limited to,
community-based organizations, local health care providers, and the
University of California medical centers.  The contracts shall not be
subject to Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of
the Public Contract Code.
  SEC. 3.  Section 104161 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to
read:
   104161.  For purposes of this chapter, breast cancer treatment
shall include, but shall not be limited to, lumpectomy, mastectomy,
chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiotherapy, and reconstructive
surgery.
  SEC. 4.  Section 104162 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to
read:
   104162.  Treatment under this chapter shall be provided to
uninsured and underinsured persons with incomes at or below 200
percent of the federal poverty level.
  SEC. 5.  Section 104163 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to
read:
   104163.  The department shall contract for breast cancer treatment
services only at the level of funding budgeted from state and other
sources during a fiscal year in which the Legislature has
appropriated funds to the department for this purpose.
  SEC. 6.  Section 104164 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.