AB 1898 would require an employer to provide a written notice to an employee that a workplace artificial intelligence tool was used to assist the employer in making employment-related decisions or to surveil the workplace.
SB 903 would prohibit licensed professionals from using artificial intelligence (AI) in therapy sessions unless the patient consents. It also bans advertising or offering therapy services through AI unless they are conducted by a licensed professional. Furthermore, the bill prohibits AI from making independent therapeutic decisions in client communications.
AB 2256 would define and protect the title “radiologist assistant,” establish qualification requirements, and clarify the supervised scope of practice for radiologist assistants without creating a new state licensure category.
SB 1257 would require the California attorney general (AG) to publish an annual report on immigration enforcement incidents at certain “safe locations,” including health care providers, and share the report with the Legislature and governor. The bill would also allow the AG to impose civil penalties or take other enforcement actions to ensure compliance by these locations.
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.
Assembly Public Safety Committee Oppose Letter