Health Mandates Review Program.
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Overview
This bill establishes the Health Mandates Review Program within the University of California to assess legislation that mandates new or additional services for hospitals. The program will analyze the potential impacts of such legislation, including financial, public health, and delivery system effects. It will also create a Health Care Mandates Fund to support the program’s operations and a Center for Health Provider Policy Impact to further evaluate the impact of state and federal policies on hospitals. The program will publish annual summaries of its analyses and convene a workgroup of experts.
Key provisions
- Establishes the Health Mandates Review Program within the University of California.
- Requires the program to assess legislation mandating new or additional services for hospitals.
- Requires the program to provide written analyses of legislation, including impacts on hospitals, public health, and finances.
- Creates the Health Care Mandates Fund to support the program.
- Requires the Department of Health Care Access and Information to transfer funds from the California Health Data and Planning Fund to the Health Care Mandates Fund.
- Establishes the Center for Health Provider Policy Impact to evaluate policy impacts on hospitals.
- Requires the Legislature to request the Center for Health Provider Policy Impact to review specific legislation or issues.
- Establishes an annual fee for hospitals to fund the Health Mandates Review Program and the Center for Health Provider Policy Impact.
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