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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2315
Author: Monning (D)
Amended: 7/2/12 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE : 9-0, 6/27/12
AYES: Hernandez, Harman, Alquist, Anderson, Blakeslee, De
Le�n, DeSaulnier, Rubio, Wolk
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 70-0, 4/12/12 (Consent) - See last page
for vote
SUBJECT : Governors appointments: Senate confirmation
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill corrects a reference in existing law
related to appointments by the Governor subject to Senate
confirmation to reflect the transfer of the Office of the
Patient Advocate (OPA) from the Department of Managed
Health Care (DMHC) to the California Health and Human
Services Agency.
Senate Floor Amendments of 7/2/12 prevent chaptering out of
the health budget trailer bill, AB 1470 (Assembly Budget
Committee), Chapter 24, Statutes of 2012.
ANALYSIS : Existing law:
1.Lists the patient advocate among the officers appointed
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by the Governor that are subject to Senate confirmation.
2.Transfers OPA from DMHC to the California Health and
Human Services Agency, effective July 1, 2012.
This bill corrects a reference to OPA in existing law
concerning appointments by the Governor subject to Senate
confirmation to reflect its placement in the California
Health and Human Services Agency.
Background
OPA was established in July 2000 in conjunction with DMHC
to represent the interests of enrollees served by health
care service plans regulated by DMHC. AB 922 states that
the Legislature recognizes that, because of the enactment
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March
23, 2010, and the implementation of various provisions by
January 1, 2014, it is appropriate to transfer OPA and to
confer new responsibilities on OPA, including assisting
consumers in obtaining health care coverage and obtaining
health care through health coverage that is regulated by
multiple regulators, both state and federal.
Related Legislation
AB 1869 (John A. P�rez) would add federal veterans' health
benefits to the list of public programs that OPA will be
required to include, commencing January 1, 2013, in its
efforts to provide outreach and education about health care
coverage options.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 70-0, 4/12/12
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Davis, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eng,
Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Beth Gaines, Galgiani,
Gatto, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Hall, Harkey,
Hayashi, Roger Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman,
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Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara, Logue, Ma, Mansoor,
Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Nestande, Nielsen,
Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez, Portantino, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao,
Wagner, Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Allen, Cedillo, Cook, Fletcher, Garrick,
Gordon, Bonnie Lowenthal, Morrell, Norby, Wieckowski
CTW:n 7/3/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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