This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.

HEALTHCARE

| Jan. 10, 2019

Jan. 10, 2019

HEALTHCARE

• AB 93 (Medina) Revises and recasts numerous provisions of law regarding applications to the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) for licensure as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).

An act to amend Sections 728, 2290.5, 4980.01, 4980.03, 4980.35, 4980.397, 4980.399, 4980.40, 4980.42, 4980.43, 4980.44, 4980.50, 4980.78, 4980.79, 4982, 4982.15, 4984.01, 4984.7, 4992.05, 4992.09, 4992.3, 4996.17, 4996.18, 4996.23, 4999.12, 4999.36, 4999.42, 4999.46, 4999.50, 4999.51, 4999.52, 4999.55, 4999.62, 4999.63, and 4999.90 of, to amend and renumber Section 4980.45 of, to add Sections 4980.43.1, 4980.43.2, 4980.43.3, 4980.43.5, 4996.20, 4996.21, 4996.23.1, 4996.23.2, 4996.23.3, 4999.46.1, 4999.46.2, 4999.46.3, 4999.46.4, and 4999.46.5 to, and to repeal Sections 4996.24, 4999.34, 4999.44, 4999.45, 4999.455, and 4999.47 of, the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 124260 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 315 (Wood) Requires pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to register with the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), to exercise good faith and fair dealing, and to disclose, upon a purchaser’s request, information with respect to prescription product benefits, as specified. Requires DMHC to convene a Task Force on PBM Reporting to determine what information related to pharmaceutical costs, if any, it should require to be reported by health care service plans (health plan) or their contracted PBMs. Establishes a pilot project in Riverside and Sonoma Counties to assess the impact of health plan and PBM prohibitions that prohibit the dispensing of certain amounts of prescription drugs by network retail pharmacies.

An act to add Sections 4079.5 and 4441 to the Business and Professions Code, and to add Article 6.1 (commencing with Section 1385.001) to Chapter 2.2 of Division 2 of, to add and repeal Section 1368.6 of, and to repeal Section 1385.007 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to pharmacy benefit management.

• AB 349 (McCarty) Grants permanent authority for the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to annually establish and update the statewide maximum allowable reimbursement rates for Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) by means of bulletins or similar instructions. Authorizes DHCS to annually establish and update the DMC statewide maximum allowable reimbursement rates by means of bulletins or similar instructions without being required to adopt regulations until July 1, 2020.

An act to amend Section 14021.6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.

• AB 456 (Thurmond) Authorizes an applicant for registration with the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) as an Associate Clinical Social Worker (ACSW), to acquire supervised experience hours within 90 days of obtaining a qualified degree as long as the BBS receives the application, as specified.

An act to amend Sections 4996.18 and 4996.23 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 505 (Caballero) Authorizes an administrative law judge to extend the time for the exchange of information regarding the use of expert testimony in matters brought by the Medical Board of California, upon a motion based on a showing of good cause, for a period not to exceed 100 calendar days.

An act to amend Section 2334 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 595 (Wood) Requires prior approval by the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) Director for a health care service plan (health plan) that intends to merge or consolidate with, or enters into an agreement resulting in its purchase, acquisition or control by, any entity and allows the DMHC director to disapprove a transaction if the transaction would substantially lessen competition.

An act to add Article 10.2 (commencing with Section 1399.65) to Chapter 2.2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care service plans.

• AB 605 (Mullin) Requires the Department of Social Services (DSS) to implement, through the adoption of regulations, a child care center license to serve infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age children by January 1, 2021, and requires all day care centers to possess this license by January 1, 2024.

An act to amend Sections 1596.76, 1596.955, and 1596.956 of, and to add Section 1596.951 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to care facilities.

• AB 613 (Nazarian) Authorizes, until January 1, 2021, an unlicensed person who meets specified criteria to perform a total protein refractometer test using digital refractometer in a licensed plasma collection center in this state.

An act to add and repeal Section 1246.7 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to clinical laboratories.

• AB 1092 (Cooley) Authorizes a specialized health care service plan (health plan) that arranges for the provision of vision care services to use a statistically reliable method to investigate suspected fraud and to recover over payments made as a result of fraud, if specified requirements are met.

An act to amend Section 1371 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care service plans.

• AB 1436 (Levine) Requires, commencing January 1, 2021, an applicant for licensure with the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) as a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), licensed educational psychologist (LEP), licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), or licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) to show that the applicant has completed a minimum of six hours of coursework or specified supervised experience in suicide risk assessment and intervention.

An act to add Sections 4980.396, 4989.23, 4996.27, and 4999.66 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 1659 (Low) This bill prohibits the holder of an inactive license issued by a healing arts board from engaging in any activity for which an active license or certificate is required and from representing that he or she has an active license; and, authorizes a healing arts board to establish a lower inactive license renewal fee.

An act to amend Sections 701, 702, and 703 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 1785 (Nazarian) This bill requires the principal and interest of a 529 savings plan to be excluded from consideration for purposes of any asset or resources test to determine eligibility for Medi-Cal benefits for an applicant or beneficiary whose eligibility is determined using non-Modified Adjusted Gross Income-based financial methods. Requires the qualified distributions from a 529 savings account to be excluded from consideration for purposes of any income test to determine eligibility for Medi-Cal benefits for an applicant or beneficiary. An act to add Section 14005.38 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.

• AB 1791 (Waldron) This bill requires the Medical Board of California (MBC), in determining its continuing education (CE) requirements for licensed physicians and surgeons, to consider including a course in integrating HIV/AIDS pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) medication maintenance and counseling in primary care settings.

An act to add Section 2191.4 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 1810 (Committee on Budget) This bill is the omnibus health trailer bill, and contains changes to implement the 2018-19 Budget.

An act to amend Section 16531.1 of, and to add Section 100503.3 to, the Government Code, to amend Sections 1225, 1266, 1275.3, 11364.7, 104161, 104161.1, 104162.1, and 120972 of, to amend and repeal Sections 121349, 121349.1, 121349.2, and 121349.3 of, to add Sections 105250.1, 123259, and 123260 to, to add Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 127671) to Part 2 of Division 107 of, and to add and repeal Part 4 (commencing with Section 1000) of Division 1 of, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Sections 1370, 1370.01, and 1372 of, and to add Chapter 2.8A (commencing with Section 1001.35) to Title 6 of Part 2 of, the Penal Code, and to amend Sections 4094 and 14149.9 of, to add Section 14197.5 to, to add Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 4361) to Part 3 of Division 4 of, and to repeal Section 14105.965 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public health, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• AB 1860 (Limón) Increases the $200 copayment and coinsurance limit to $250 for prescribed, orally administered anticancer medications used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells, and deletes the sunset on the law that establishes this limit on the coinsurance and copayment amount for prescribed, orally administered anticancer medications and extends the sunset to January 1, 2024.

An act to amend Section 1367.656 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 10123.206 of the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage.

• AB 1953 (Wood) Expands the disclosure requirements that applicants for a skilled nursing facility (SNF) license must make to the Department of Public Health (DPH) to include whether or not the applicant or a general partner, director, or officer of the applicant has an ownership or control interest of 5% or more in a corporation, sole proprietorship, or partnership that provides any service to the SNF. Requires an applicant, with such interest, to disclose all services provided to the SNF, the number of individuals who are intended to provide that service at the SNF, and any other information requested by DPH.

An act to add Section 128734 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care facilities.

• AB 1973 (Quirk) Specifies that, for purposes of reporting injuries, health practitioners employed by or under contract with local government agencies are mandated reporters.

An act to amend Section 11160 of the Penal Code, relating to reporting crime.

• AB 2019 (Aguiar-Curry) Requires set-asides for affordable units when a healthcare district uses design-build to construct housing, requires healthcare districts to post additional information online, expands what healthcare districts must include in their grant policies, and requires healthcare districts to notify their local agency formation commission (LAFCO) when a district files for bankruptcy.

An act to add Section 6270.7 to the Government Code, and to amend Section 32139 of, and to add Sections 32132.96 and 32140 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care districts.

• AB 2037 (Bonta) Authorizes a pharmacy to provide services through an automated patient dispensing system (APDS) to covered entity patients participating in federal drug discount programs and establishes minimum safety and security standards that must be met by pharmacies that utilize this program.

An act to add Section 4119.11 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• AB 2088 (Santiago) This bill permits a minor patient, in addition to the existing ability of an adult patient, to provide a written addendum to his or her medical records if the patient believes the records to be incomplete or incorrect.

An act to amend Section 123111 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to patient records.

• AB 2193 (Maienschein) Requires a health care service plan (health plan) or insurer to develop a maternal mental health (MMH) program by July 1, 2019, and requires a licensed health care practitioner who provides prenatal or postpartum care for a patient to ensure the mother is offered screening or is appropriately screened for MMH conditions.

An act to add Section 1367.625 to, and to add Article 6 (commencing with Section 123640) to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 to, the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 10123.867 to the Insurance Code, relating to health care.

• AB 2204 (Gray) This bill extends the limit on the number of hours an intermittent primary care clinic can operate, from 30 to 40 hours per week, and still be exempt from licensure.

An act to amend Section 1206 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to clinics.

• AB 2221 (Bloom) Makes numerous changes to the Occupational Therapy Practice Act, including definitions relating to scope of practice of occupational therapists (OTs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs), supervision ratios and duties, methods the California Board of Occupational Therapy (CBOT) may verify advanced practice requirements, and requirements related to the use of doctoral degree titles.

An act to amend Sections 2570.2, 2570.3, 2570.6, 2570.7, 2570.10, 2570.14, 2570.18, 2570.185, 2570.20, 2570.28, 2570.29, and 2571 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 2281 (Irwin) Expands the scope of practice of licensed medical laboratory technicians (MLTs) to include blood smear reviews other than manual leukocyte differentials, microscopic urinalysis, and moderate complexity blood typing such as automated ABO/Rhesus (Rh) testing and antibody screen testing.

An act to amend Section 1260.3 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to clinical laboratories.

• AB 2296 (Waldron) Adds Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCCs) to laws that apply to similar Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) licensees; reauthorizes LPCC applicants, until August 31, 2020, to remediate assessment and diagnosis core educational content; and revises educational requirements to refer to four quarter units instead of 4.5 quarter units.

An act to amend Sections 2908, 2995, 4507, 4999.32, 4999.33, 4999.62, and 4999.63 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 56.105 of the Civil Code, to amend Section 35160.5 of the Education Code, to amend Section 1010 of the Evidence Code, to amend Sections 3110.5, 7663, 7827, 7850, 7851, 8502, and 9001 of the Family Code, to amend Section 3209.8 of the Labor Code, and to amend Sections 18951 and 18961.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to healing arts licensees.

• AB 2311 (Arambula) This bill removes the sunset date on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)’s International Medical Graduate (IMG) pilot program which allows trainees to provide patient care under physician supervision as part of a clinical clerkship/rotation at UCLA health care facilities or other approved UCLA affiliates.

An act to amend Section 2066.5 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 2423 (Holden) Exempts physical therapy services as part of an individualized education program (IEP) or individualized family service plan (IFSP) pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) from the direct access limitation that prohibits physical therapists from continuing treatment beyond 45 calendar days or 12 visits, whichever occurs first, without first receiving a physician’s signed approval of the physical therapist’s plan of care.

An act to amend Section 2620.1 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 2428 (Gonzalez Fletcher) Allows a federally qualified health center (FQHC) or rural health clinic (RHC) that adds a physical plant to its primary care license to elect to have the reimbursement rate for each new plant be billed at and reimbursed at the same rate as the FQHC or RHC.

An act to amend Sections 14043.15 and 14132.100 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.

• AB 2457 (Irwin) This bill renames the Board of Podiatric Medicine as the Podiatric Medical Board of California and makes technical changes.

An act to amend Sections 2460 and 2499 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 2461 of, the Business and Professions Code, relating to podiatry.

• AB 2472 (Wood) Requires the Council on Health Care Delivery Systems (Council) to prepare an analysis and evaluation, known as a feasibility analysis, to determine the feasibility of a public health insurance plan option to increase competition and choice for health care consumers.

An act to add Section 1002.5 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care coverage.

• AB 2487 (McCarty) Authorizes a physician and surgeon to complete a one-time continuing education course on opiate-dependent patient treatment and management as an alternative to the mandatory education course on pain management and the treatment of terminally ill and dying patients.

An act to add Section 2190.6 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 2499 (Arambula) Deletes requirements in existing law that health insurance medical loss ratios (MLR) be implemented to the extent required by, in compliance with and not to exceed federal law, and instead, requires MLRs to be implemented as described in federal law and any rules or regulations issued as in effect on January 1, 2017.

An act to amend Section 1367.003 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 10112.25 of the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage.

• AB 2679 (O’Donnell) Requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) on or before January 1, 2020, to amend current regulations to reflect modern advancements in linen laundry processes.

An act to add Section 1275.8 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.

• AB 2760 (Wood) Requires a prescriber to offer a prescription for naloxone hydrochloride or another drug federally approved for the complete or partial reversal of opioid depression for patients when certain conditions are present and to provide specified education to those patients and provide education about how these drugs may be used to prevent an overdose.

An act to add Article 10.7 (commencing with Section 740) to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 2789 (Wood) Requires that all health care practitioners authorized to issue prescriptions to be capable of electronically prescribing and requires that all prescriptions for controlled substances be transmitted electronically, with exceptions, by January 1, 2022.

An act to add Section 688 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 2850 (Rubio) Authorizes the 60 hours of required classroom training for certified nurse assistants (CNAs) to be offered through online or distance learning classes. Requires that online or distance learning classes be approved by the Department of Public Health (DPH).

An act to amend Sections 1337.1 and 1337.3 of, and to add Sections 1337.15 and 1337.16 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.

• AB 2859 (Caballero) Requires certain pharmacies that dispense Schedule II, III, or IV controlled substances to display safe storage products, as defined, for sale in a place on the building premises that is located close to the pharmacy.

An act to add and repeal Section 4106.5 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to pharmacy.

• AB 2861 (Salas) Requires a drug Medi-Cal certified provider to receive reimbursement for individual counseling services provided through telehealth, as defined, by a licensed practitioner of the healing arts or registered or certified alcohol or other drug counselor, when medically necessary and in accordance with the Medicaid state plan, to the extent federal financial participation is available and any necessary federal approvals have been obtained. Requires the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to adopt regulations by July 1, 2022, to implement this bill, as specified. Allows DHCS to implement, interpret, or make specific these provisions by means of provider bulletins, written guidelines, or similar instructions from DHCS, until regulations are adopted.

An act to add Section 14132.731 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.

• AB 2863 (Nazarian) This bill requires a pharmacy to inform a customer whether the retail price for a prescription drug is lower than the applicable cost-sharing amount for the prescription drug. The bill prohibits a health plan or health insurer from requiring an enrollee or insured to pay the applicable cost-sharing amount for a prescription medication if the cost-sharing amount is greater than the retail price.

An act to add Section 4079 to the Business and Professions Code, to add Section 1367.47 to the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 10123.65 to the Insurance Code, relating to prescription drugs.

• AB 2893 (Waldron) Requests the California Health Benefit Review Program (CHBRP), within the University of California, when assessing legislation proposing to mandate a benefit or service, to include in the financial impacts, one subsequent state fiscal year, or if applicable, the anticipated costs or savings upon estimated implementation for the subsequent two state fiscal years through a long-range estimate.

An act to amend Section 127660 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care coverage.

• AB 2941 (Berman) Requires a health plan or health insurer to provide an enrollee or insured who has been displaced by a state of emergency, as declared by the Governor, as specified, access to medically necessary health care services.

An act to add Section 1368.7 to the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 10112.95 to the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage.

• AB 2968 (Levine) Updates requirements for psychotherapists and the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) relating to outreach and education related to psychotherapist-patient sexual contact.

An act to amend Sections 337 and 728 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 2983 (Arambula) Prohibits a general acute care hospital (GACH) or acute psychiatric hospital (APH) from requiring a person who voluntarily seeks care to be in custody pursuant to section 5150 of the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act (commonly referred to as a 5150 hold) as a condition of admittance.

An act to amend Section 1317 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.

• AB 3032 (Frazier) Requires hospitals with perinatal units, by January 1, 2020, to develop and implement a quality management program relating to maternal mental health (MMH); defines a “perinatal unit” as a maternity and newborn service of a hospital for the provision of care during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum and neonatal periods with appropriate staff, space, equipment, and supplies.

An act to add Article 4.2 (commencing with Section 123615) to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to maternal health.

• AB 3142 (Low) Extends the operation of the California Acupuncture Board (CAB) and the CAB’s authority to appoint an executive officer by four years and makes various changes to the Acupuncture Licensure Act raised during sunset review and intended to improve oversight of acupuncture licensees.

An act to amend Sections 4927.5, 4928, 4934, 4935, 4938, 4955, and 4961 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 3192 (O’Donnell) Requires the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), in consultation with the Local Education Agency (LEA) Ad Hoc Workgroup and the California Department of Education (CDE), to prepare and complete a fiscal and compliance audit guide of the LEA Medi-Cal billing option (LEA Billing Program), for distribution by June 30, 2019, and subject to approval by the LEA Ad Hoc Workgroup.

An act to amend Section 14115.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.

• SB 522 (Glazer) This bill dissolves the existing Board of Directors of the West Contra Costa Healthcare District (WCCHD) and requires the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County to either serve as or appoint the district board.

An act to add Section 32100.8 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care.

• SB 910 (Hernandez) This bill prohibits a health insurer from issuing, amending, selling, renewing, or offering a policy of short-term limited duration health insurance in California commencing January 1, 2019.

An act to amend Sections 1367.29 and 1368.016 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 10113.9, 10123.7, 10123.81, 10123.865, 10123.866, 10123.198, 10123.199, 10123.202, 10273.6, and 12671 of, and to add Section 10123.61 to, the Insurance Code, relating to health insurance.

• SB 997 (Monning) This bill removes the sunset date on existing law that requires at least one full-time equivalent primary care physician for every 2,000 health plan enrollees and permits an additional 1,000 enrollees for each full-time equivalent nonphysician medical practitioner.

An act to amend Section 1375.9 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care service plans.

• SB 1008 (Skinner) This bill requires health plans and health insurance policies that cover dental services to utilize a uniform health plan benefits and coverage matrix, as specified.

An act to amend Sections 1363 and 1367.004 of, and to add Section 1363.04 to, the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 10112.26 of, and to add Section 10603.04 to, the Insurance Code, relating to dental services.

• SB 1021 (Wiener) This bill prohibits health plan contracts and health insurance policies from having utilization management policies or procedures which rely on a multitablet drug regimen over a single-table drug regimen for the prevention of HIV infection and AIDS; extends the January 1, 2020 sunset on law that caps cost sharing for a covered outpatient prescription drug at $250/$500 per 30-day supply, as specified, as well as other formulary requirements; and codifies a regulation that prohibits an enrollee or insured from being charged more than the retail price for a prescription drug when the applicable copayment or coinsurance is a higher amount.

An act to amend and repeal Section 1342.71 of, and to add and repeal Sections 1342.72 and 1342.73 of, the Health and Safety Code, and to amend and repeal Section 10123.193 of, and to add and repeal Sections 10123.1931 and 10123.1932 of, the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage.

• SB 1108 (Hernandez) This bill makes a legislative finding and declaration that the goal of the Medi-Cal program is to provide comprehensive health care to low-income Californians who cannot afford the cost of health care, and permits the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to seek waivers of federal Medicaid requirements in furtherance of this goal, including, but not limited to, demonstration projects that aim to either increase the number of Medi-Cal beneficiaries or enhance the medical assistance provided to beneficiaries.

An act to add Section 14012 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.

• SB 1245 (Leyva) Extends the emergency regulatory authority of the board governing California’s Health Benefits Exchange (Exchange), also known as Covered California, until January 1, 2022, with two readoptions until January 1, 2027. Requires the board governing the Exchange to discuss the regulations during at least one properly noticed board meeting prior to its adoption by Covered California.

An act to amend Section 100504 of the Government Code, relating to health coverage.

• SB 1248 (Gaines) This bill permits the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to certify a California Partnership for Long-Term Care policy with a reduced per diem benefit of at least $100 per day for a nursing facility, residential care facility, and home care and community-based services, if the policy provides a lifetime maximum benefit of not less than $73,000. Permits an insurer to offer a Partnership policy with these reduced benefits only if the insurer also offers the applicant policy benefits that provide at least a lifetime maximum benefit that, at the time of purchase, is equivalent in dollars to at least 365 times 70% of the average daily private pay rate for a nursing facility and a nursing facility per diem benefit of no less than 70% of the average daily private pay rate for a nursing facility.

An act to amend Sections 10232.1 and 10232.81 of the Insurance Code, and to amend Sections 22005.1, 22005.3, and 22009 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to long-term care.

• SB 1375 (Hernandez) This bill prohibits employer group health benefit plans from being issued, marketed, or sold to a sole proprietorship or partnership without employees. This bill requires only individual health benefit plans to be sold to any entity without employees. This bill revises the definition of “eligible employee” for purposes of all small employer health plan contracts and health insurance policies to exclude sole proprietors or their spouses, and partners or their spouses.

An act to amend Sections 1357, 1357.500, 1357.503, 1357.600, and 1399.802 of, and to add Section 1399.846 to, the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 10700, 10753, 10753.05, and 10755 of, and to add Section 10965.02 to, the Insurance Code, relating to health insurance.

#350806

For reprint rights or to order a copy of your photo:

Email jeremy@reprintpros.com for prices.
Direct dial: 949-702-5390

Send a letter to the editor:

Email: letters@dailyjournal.com