BILL NUMBER: AB 2103	CHAPTERED  09/15/00

	CHAPTER   452
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 15, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 30, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 28, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 23, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JULY 5, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 28, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Strom-Martin
   (Coauthor: Senator Chesbro)

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2000

   An act to amend Sections 124555 and 124710 of the Health and
Safety Code, relating to health care.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2103, Strom-Martin.  Primary health care services.
   Existing law requires the State Department of Health Services to
grant funds, for up to 3 years per grant, to eligible private,
nonprofit, community-based primary care clinics, for the purpose of
maintaining a health services program for seasonal agricultural and
migratory workers and their families.  Existing law imposes similar
requirements on the department with respect to the provision of
health services in underserved rural health areas.
   This bill would require the department to allocate available
funds, for a 3-year period, in accordance with specified criteria.
The bill would require the department to seek input from stakeholders
in designing the methodology for distribution of funds under these
circumstances.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 124555 of the Health and Safety Code, as added
by Section 2 of Chapter 744 of the Statutes of 1999, is amended to
read:
   124555.  (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that funds
distributed under this section promote stability for participating
clinics, as a part of the state's health care safety net, and at the
same time be distributed in a manner that best promotes access to
health care to seasonal agricultural and migratory workers and their
families.
   (2) The department shall grant funds, for up to three years per
grant, to eligible, private, nonprofit, community-based primary care
clinics for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a health
services program for seasonal agricultural and migratory workers and
their families.
   (b) In order to be eligible to receive funds under this program, a
clinic shall, at a minimum, meet all of the following conditions:
   (1) The clinic shall be licensed under either paragraph (1) or (2)
of subdivision (a) of Section 1204.
   (2) The clinic's patient population shall include at least 25
percent farmworkers and their dependents.
   (3) The clinic shall operate in a medically underserved area,
including a Health Professional Shortage Area, or serve a medically
underserved population, as designated by the United States Department
of Health and Human Services, or shall be able to demonstrate that
at least 50 percent of its patients are persons with incomes at or
below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
   (c) The department shall seek input from stakeholders in designing
the methodology for distribution of funds under this section.
  SEC. 2.  Section 124710 of the Health and Safety Code, as added by
Section 5 of Chapter 744 of the Statutes of 1999, is amended to read:

   124710.  (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that funds
distributed under this section promote stability for participating
clinics, as a part of the state's health care safety net, and at the
same time be distributed in a manner that best promotes access to
health care to geographically isolated populations.
   (2) The department shall grant funds, for up to three years per
grant, to eligible, private, nonprofit, community-based primary care
clinics for the purpose of establishing and maintaining rural health
services and development projects as specified under this article.
   (b) In order to be eligible to receive funds under this program, a
clinic shall, at a minimum, meet all of the following conditions:
   (1) The clinic shall be licensed under paragraph (1) or (2) of
subdivision (a) of Section 1204.
   (2) The clinic shall operate in a "rural" Medical Study Service
Area, as defined by the Health Manpower Commission.
   (3) The clinic shall operate in a medically underserved area,
including a Health Professional Shortage Area, or serve a medically
underserved population, as designated by the United States Department
of Health and Human Services, or shall be able to demonstrate that
at least 50 percent of its patients are persons with incomes at or
below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
   (c) The department shall seek input from stakeholders in designing
the methodology for distribution of funds under this section.