BILL NUMBER:  SB 1050
  VETOED	DATE: 09/19/2012




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning SB 1050 without my signature.
Last year I signed AB 415 (Logue), the Telehealth Advancement Act of
2011, to update our statutes on the use of telehealth.

As we work to improve and modernize our health care system, we can
expect telehealth to play an increasingly prominent role in rural and
urban areas, for many diseases and conditions. Such advancements and
collaboration are occurring now, and a privately funded,
disease-specific task force set forth in statute does not appear to
be warranted.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.