BILL NUMBER: AB 2354	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 2, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 22, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 28, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 13, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 8, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member V. Manuel Perez
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Ammiano   and Evans   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act relating to public health.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2354, as amended, V. Manuel Perez. Promotores: medically
underserved communities: federal grants.
   Existing law establishes training and certification programs for
various healing arts professionals including, among others, nurses,
midwives, occupational therapists, dietitians, and social workers.
   This bill would require the State Department of Public Health to
assess the grants to promote positive health behaviors and outcomes
available pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act for funding opportunities related to the use of promotores,
as defined, in medically underserved communities, require the
department, in consultation with the University of California, to
include in this assessment an inventory of  the existing
  prescribed  programs related to the use of
promotores in California  that are administered by the state
or a local government  , and report on this assessment to
the fiscal and health policy committees of the Legislature by April
1, 2011, with recommendations for attaining and maximizing federal
funding. This bill would also require the department to rely upon
past research about the efficacy of promotores and not permit the
department to conduct new research.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  (a) The State Department of Public Health shall assess
the grants to promote positive health behaviors and outcomes
available pursuant to Section 399V of the federal Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) for funding
opportunities related to the use of promotores, also known as
community health workers, in medically underserved communities. The
department, in consultation with the University of California, shall
include in this assessment an inventory of the existing programs
related to the use of promotores in California that are administered
by the state or a local government  , federally qualified health
centers, or clinics, as   defined in subdivision (a) of
Section 1204 of the Health and Safety Code  . The department
shall report on this assessment to the fiscal and health policy
committees of the Legislature by April 1, 2011, with recommendations
for attaining and maximizing federal funding.
   (b) The assessment made by the department pursuant to subdivision
(a) shall rely upon past research about the efficacy of promotores
and the department may not conduct new research.
   (c) For purposes of this section, "promotores" means promotores de
salud, also known as community health workers, peer leaders, or
health advocates, who serve as a bridge between the community and the
public health care system by providing health education, health
promotion, prevention, informational counseling and referral
information, as well as resources, in a manner that is culturally and
linguistically appropriate.
   (d) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall
be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

   (2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this
section is repealed on April 1, 2015.