BILL NUMBER: SB 393	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 15, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 31, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hernandez

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2011

   An act to add Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 24300) to
Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 393, as amended, Hernandez. Medical homes.
   Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of clinics
and health facilities by the State Department of Public Health.
Existing law also provides for the registration, certification, and
licensure of various health care professionals and sets forth the
scope of practice for these professionals.
   This bill would establish the Patient-Centered Medical Home Act of
2011 and would define medical home and other  related 
terms  , as specified   . The bill would specify
that its provisions do not alter the scope of practice of any health
care provider  .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 24300) is added to
Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 3.5.  PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME ACT OF 2011


   24300.  (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the
Patient-Centered Medical Home Act of 2011.
    (b) "Medical home," "patient-centered medical home," "advanced
practice primary care," "health home," "person-centered health care
home," and "primary care home" all mean a health care delivery model
as defined in Section 3502(c)(2) of the federal Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended by the
federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public
Law 111-152), and any federal rules or regulations issued pursuant to
that paragraph  .   ,  and that meets
the following criteria:  
   (1) Facilitates a relationship between a patient and his or her
personal physician or other licensed primary care provider in a
physician-directed practice team to provide comprehensive and
culturally competent primary and preventive care.  
   (2) Meets the criteria of, and participates in, a voluntary
recognition process conducted by a nongovernmental entity to
demonstrate that the practice has the capabilities to provide
patient-centered services consistent with the medical home model.
 
   (c) This section shall not be construed to alter the scope of
practice of any health care provider, or to authorize the delivery of
health care services in a setting or manner not otherwise authorized
by law.