SB 1202 would require the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to create a public data dashboard that tracks Medi-Cal applications, enrollment, redeterminations, disenrollments/terminations, and related demographic data, including specific metrics tied to federal work or community engagement requirements and exemptions. It would also require DHCS, counties, and Medi-Cal managed care plans to conduct coordinated outreach and education — with culturally and...
AB 2729 states legislative intent to enact legislation that would require employers who employ individuals enrolled in Medi-Cal to pay a penalty as a contribution to a Medi-Cal fund.
SB 1088 would update California’s laws on Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment forms, including validating electronic signatures and forms executed out of state, and ensuring such decisions are voluntary and not a condition of care or admission.
AB 2598 would require hospitals to make a reasonable effort to notify any known next of kin when a patient dies in their facility. If the hospital cannot locate any next of kin after making a reasonable attempt, it must immediately notify the county public administrator. Hospitals that fail to meet these requirements would be subject to a $200 civil penalty for each day of...
AB 2282 would allow a general acute care hospital, in collaboration with Del Puerto Health Care District, to provide emergency stabilization services in the City of Patterson while the district develops a new health care campus, as long as the facility meets specified regulatory, staffing, and patient care requirements and obtains a special permit. It would remain in effect...
AB 1922 would prohibit the use of mechanical restraints by state correctional or juvenile facility staff on incarcerated patients while receiving care at a hospital. If there is an immediate physical threat, the hospital may initiate their medical restraint process. The bill also includes additional documentation requirements.
AB 2135 would revise and expand state law governing long-term health care facility resident transfer and discharge notices, establishing more specific notice requirements and increasing enforcement penalties beyond existing federal standards. The bill would require facilities to provide written notice of transfer or discharge at least 30 days in advance, or 14 days in certain circumstances, with the notice signed by the resident or...
AB 2746 would broaden the definition of “medical debt” to include any debt that is related, in whole or in part, to medical services, products, or devices — regardless of the primary business of the creditor.
SB 1146 would require ads for health-related consumer products or services that use an AI-generated or substantially AI-altered image, audio, or video of a real person to include a clear, conspicuous disclosure that AI was used. It limits enforcement to actions by the attorney general or a district attorney, rather than creating a misdemeanor. The intent is to reduce deceptive "deepfake" style marketing in...
What’s happening: On Feb. 24, CHA held a virtual briefing to educate legislative staff about artificial intelligence (AI) in health care — including its use, governance, and opportunities in California’s health care delivery system. What else to know: More than 50 legislative staff, including staff from the Assembly and Senate Health Committees and the Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, heard from three CHA member panelists: Matt Eisenberg, MD, associate chief medical information officer, Stanford Health Care Kristine Lee, MD, associate executive director,...
