California Assembly Bill 1895
Session 20232024
Public health: maternity ward closures.
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Vetoed by Governor on Sep 29, 2024
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1895
State
California
Session
20232024
Motion Text
AB 1895 Weber Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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Summary
Existing law establishes the licensure and regulation of health facilities by the State Department of Public Health, including, among others, general acute care hospitals. A violation of these provisions is a crime. Under existing law, a general acute care hospital is required to provide certain basic services, including medical, nursing, surgical, anesthesia, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, and dietary services. Existing law authorizes a general acute care hospital to provide various special or supplemental services if certain conditions are met. Existing regulations define a supplemental service as an organized inpatient or outpatient service that is not required to be provided by law or regulation. Existing law requires a health facility to provide 90 days of public notice, with specified requirements, of the proposed closure or elimination of a supplemental service, such as maternity services.
This bill would require an acute care hospital that operates a perinatal unit and expects challenges in the next 6 months that may result in a reduction or loss of perinatal services, to report specified information to the Department of Health Care Access and Information, including, but not limited to, the number of medical staff and employees working in the perinatal unit and the hospital's prior performance on financial metrics. The bill would require the Department of Health Care Access and Information to forward the provided information to the State Department of Health Care Services and the State Department of Public Health. The bill would require this information to be kept confidential to the extent permitted by law. The bill would require, within 3 months of receiving this notice from the hospital, the Department of Health Care Access and Information, in conjunction with the State Department of Public Health and the State Department of Health Care Services, to conduct a community impact assessment to identify the 3 closest hospitals operating a perinatal unit, their distance from the challenged facility, and whether those hospitals have any restrictions on their reproductive health services. The bill would require the Department of Health Care Access and Information to provide the community impact assessment to specified entities and would require these entities to keep the community impact assessment confidential. If the hospital plans to close its perinatal unit, the bill would require the hospital to provide public notice of the proposed closure, including the results of the community impact assessment, and other specified information on the hospital's internet website 90 days in advance of the closure. The bill would require the public to be permitted to comment on the closure for 60 days after the notice is given, and would require one noticed public hearing be conducted by the hospital. The bill would also require the hospital to accept written public comment. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest.
This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
01/23/24 - Introduced
January 23, 2024
03/18/24 - Amended Assembly
March 18, 2024
05/16/24 - Amended Assembly
May 16, 2024
06/24/24 - Amended Senate
June 24, 2024
08/23/24 - Amended Senate
August 23, 2024
09/04/24 - Enrolled
September 4, 2024
04/12/24- Assembly Health
April 12, 2024
04/30/24- Assembly Appropriations
April 30, 2024
05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
May 20, 2024
07/01/24- Senate Health
July 1, 2024
08/02/24- Senate Appropriations
August 2, 2024
08/18/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 18, 2024
08/26/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 26, 2024
08/30/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 30, 2024
10/10/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
October 10, 2024
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09/29/2024
Assembly
Vetoed by Governor.
09/11/2024
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
08/30/2024
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.).
08/30/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
08/29/2024
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 7.).
08/26/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/23/2024
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/19/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/15/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (August 15).
08/05/2024
Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.
07/03/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/24/2024
Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
06/18/2024
Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
05/29/2024
Senate
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
05/22/2024
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
05/21/2024
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 1. Page 5354.)
05/20/2024
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/16/2024
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
05/16/2024
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 16).
05/16/2024
Assembly
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
05/01/2024
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
04/17/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
03/19/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
03/18/2024
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
03/18/2024
Assembly
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
01/24/2024
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
01/24/2024
Assembly
Introduced measure version corrected.
01/23/2024
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Jan 24, 2024 12:21:00 PM
Record Updated
Oct 11, 2024 12:28:57 PM