Implementation Guides
The following bills pose some potential implementation issues for our health plans:
AB 347 (Arambula-D): Step Therapy
AB 457 (Santiago-D): Telehealth Provider Act
AB 1184 (Chiu-D) Medical Information: Confidentiality
SB 221 (Weiner-D) Timely Access to Care
SB 242 (Newman) Health care provider reimbursements
SB 306 (Pan-D) Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Testing
SB 368 (Limon-D) Deductibles and Out-of-Pocket Expenses
SB 510 (Pan-D) Health Coverage: COVID 19 Cost Sharing
SB 535 (Limon-D) Biomarker Testing
Legislative Information
The following bills were enacted into law and while they were of interest to health plans we have no identified implementation issues at this time:
AB 713 (Mullin): California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
AB 890 (Wood): Nurse Practitioners: Scope of Practice: Practice Without Standardized Procedures
AB 1124 (Maienschein): Health Care Service Plans: Regulations: Exemptions
SB 852 (Pan): Health Care: Prescription Drugs
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