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Measure AB 1196
Authors Gallagher  
Subject Health facilities: cardiac surgery.
Relating To relating to health facilities.
Title An act to add Section 1255.4 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.
Last Action Dt 2025-05-01
State Amended Assembly
Status In Committee Process
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-05-23     In committee: Held under submission.
2025-05-14     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-05     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-01     Read second time and amended.
2025-04-30     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 29).
2025-03-18     Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-03-17     Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-03-17     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-22     From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To print.
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Amended Assembly     2025-05-01
Amended Assembly     2025-03-17
Introduced     2025-02-21
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities, including general acute care hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law authorizes a general acute care hospital to be approved to offer special services, including, among others, cardiac surgery. Existing regulation requires, when a general acute care hospital is providing cardiovascular operative service, that a minimum of 3 surgeons constitute a surgical team if the procedure requires extracorporeal bypass. This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2029, to update that regulation to reflect current professional standards of care relating to extracorporeal bypass surgery.