BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session AB 2024 (Wood) - Critical access hospitals: employment ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: June 9, 2016 |Policy Vote: B., P. & E.D. 8 - | | | 0, HEALTH 8 - 0 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: No | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: August 11, 2016 |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE *********** The following information is revised to reflect amendments adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016 Bill Summary: AB 2024 would provide an exemption from the ban on the corporate practice of medicine to allow federally certified critical access hospitals to directly employ physicians until January 1, 2024. Fiscal Impact: Potential one-time costs of $70,000 to develop information technology systems to collect specified data from participating hospitals by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (California Health Data Planning AB 2024 (Wood) Page 1 of ? Fund). Potential ongoing costs of $130,000 per year to develop data standards for reporting by participating hospitals, collect and review data submitted by participating hospitals, and eventually develop the required report (California Health Data Planning Fund). Author Amendments: Modify the reporting requirements -- END --