AB 40 (Bonta, D-Oakland)
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Passed the Senate Health Committee on June 11. June 30 hearing in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
AB 40 would have added “reproductive health services, including abortion,” to the definition of the “emergency services and care” that health facilities must provide to determine if an emergency medical condition or active labor exists. The author has accepted CHA’s amendments removing “reproductive health services, including abortion,” from the definition of “emergency services and care” (i.e., what must be done to determine whether an emergency medical condition exists), instead placing it in the list of care that may need to be provided to relieve or eliminate an emergency medical condition.
Vanessa Gonzalez
Jackie Garman
AB 447 (M. González, D-Los Angeles)
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Passed the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee on June 23. To be heard in the Senate Health Committee.
AB 447 would allow physicians or authorized prescribers to dispense an unused portion of a non-controlled medication to an emergency department (ED) patient upon discharge if all of the following conditions are met: the drug is not a controlled substance, the medication was previously ordered and administered to the patient during their ED visit, and dispensing the remaining portion is necessary to continue the patient’s treatment. AB 447 would also exempt hospitals from being required to obtain an automated unit dose system (AUDS) license if the hospital pharmacy owns or leases the AUDS and owns the dangerous drugs and devices within.
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Support Letter
Vanessa Gonzalez
Sheree Lowe
AB 551 (Krell, D-Sacramento; Petrie-Norris, D-Irvine)
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Held on the Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file on May 23.
AB 551 would create a grant program to support hospital emergency departments in expanding and enhancing access to reproductive health care. The program would provide funding, training, and technical assistance to participating hospitals that apply. This bill is identical to AB 2490 (Petrie-Norris, 2024), which was vetoed by the governor.
Vanessa Gonzalez
Jackie Garman