SEC. 2.
Title 23 (commencing with Section 100600) is added to the Government Code, to read:
TITLE 23. The California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
100600.
This title shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act.
100601.
There is hereby established in state government the California Guaranteed Health Care for All program, or CalCare, to be governed by the CalCare Board pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 100610).
100602.
For the purposes of this title, the following definitions apply:
100603.
This title does not preempt a city, county, or city and county from adopting additional health care coverage for residents in that city, county, or city and county that provides more protections and benefits to California residents than this title.
100604.
To the extent any law is inconsistent with this title or the legislative intent of the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, this title shall apply and prevail, except when explicitly provided otherwise by this title.
CHAPTER 2. Governance
100610.
(a) CalCare shall be governed by an executive board, known as the CalCare Board, consisting of nine voting members who are residents of California. The CalCare Board shall be an independent public entity not affiliated with an agency or department. Of the members of the board, five shall be appointed by the Governor, two shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. The Secretary of California Health and Human Services or the secretary’s designee shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the board.
100611.
(a) The board shall convene a CalCare Public Advisory Committee to advise the board on all matters of policy for CalCare. The committee shall consist of members who are residents of California.
100612.
(a) The board shall have all powers and duties necessary to establish and implement CalCare. The board shall provide, under CalCare, comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage and a health care cost control system for the benefit of all residents of the state.
100613.
The board may contract with not-for-profit organizations to provide both of the following:
100614.
(a) There is hereby established in state government an Advisory Commission on Long-Term Services and Supports, to advise the board on matters of policy related to long-term services and supports for CalCare.
100615.
(a) The board shall provide funds from the CalCare Trust Fund or funds otherwise appropriated for this purpose to the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development for program assistance to individuals employed or previously employed in the fields of health insurance, health care service plans, or other third-party payments for health care, individuals providing services to health care providers to deal with third-party payers for health care, individuals who may be affected by and who may experience economic dislocation as a result of the implementation of this title, and individuals whose jobs may be or have been ended as a result of the implementation of CalCare, consistent with otherwise applicable law.
100616.
(a) The board shall utilize the data collected pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 128675) of Part 5 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code to assess patient outcomes and to review utilization of health care items and services paid for by CalCare.
100617.
(a) The board shall establish and use a process to enter into participation agreements with health care providers and other contracts with contractors. A contract entered into pursuant to this title shall be exempt from Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, and shall be exempt from the review or approval of the Department of General Services. The board shall adopt a CalCare Contracting Manual incorporating procurement and contracting policies and procedures that shall be followed by CalCare. The policies and procedures in the manual shall be substantially similar to the provisions contained in the State Contracting Manual.
100618.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, CalCare, a state or local agency, or a public employee acting under color of law shall not provide or disclose to anyone, including the federal government, any personally identifiable information obtained, including a person’s religious beliefs, practices, or affiliation, national origin, ethnicity, or immigration status, for law enforcement or immigration purposes.
CHAPTER 3. Eligibility and Enrollment
100620.
(a) Every resident of the state shall be eligible and entitled to enroll as a member of CalCare.
100621.
(a) All residents of this state, no matter what their sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, age, previous or existing medical condition, genetic information, marital status, familial status, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related medical condition, including termination of pregnancy, citizenship, primary language, or immigration status, are entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, or services in all health care providers participating in CalCare.
CHAPTER 4. Benefits
100625.
(a) Individuals enrolled for benefits under CalCare are entitled to have payment made by CalCare to a participating provider for the health care items and services in subdivision (c), if medically necessary or appropriate for the maintenance of health or for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or rehabilitation of a health condition.
100626.
(a) Subject to the other provisions of this title, individuals enrolled for benefits under CalCare are entitled to have payment made by CalCare to an eligible provider for long-term services and supports, in accordance with the standards established in this title, for care, services, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, or maintenance of health related to a medically determinable condition, whether physical or mental, of health, injury, or age, that either:
100627.
(a) (1) The board shall, on a regular basis and at least annually, evaluate whether the benefits under CalCare should be expanded or adjusted to promote the health of members and California residents, account for changes in medical practice or new information from medical research, or respond to other relevant developments in health science.
CHAPTER 5. Delivery of Care
Article 1. Health Care Providers
100630.
(a) (1) A health care provider or entity is qualified to participate as a provider in CalCare if the health care provider furnishes health care items and services while the provider, or, if the provider is an entity, the individual health care professional of the entity furnishing the health care items and services, is physically present within the State of California, and if the provider meets all of the following:
100631.
(a) A health care provider shall enter into a participation agreement with the board to qualify as a participating provider under CalCare.
100632.
(a) A participation agreement may be terminated with appropriate notice by the board for failure to meet the requirements of this title or may be terminated by a provider.
100633.
(a) A person shall not discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee on account of the employee or a person acting pursuant to a request of the employee for any of the following:
100634.
(a) This section shall be effective on the date the implementation period ends pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (e) of Section 100612.
Article 2. Payment for Health Care Items and Services
100640.
(a) The board shall adopt regulations regarding contracting for, and establishing payment methodologies for, covered health care items and services provided to members under CalCare by participating providers. All payment rates under CalCare shall be reasonable and reasonably related to all of the following:
100641.
(a) An institutional provider’s global budget shall be determined before the start of a fiscal year through negotiations between the provider and the board. The global budget shall be negotiated annually based on the payment factors described in subdivision (d).
100642.
(a) The board shall consider an appeal of payments and the global budget, filed by an institutional provider that is subject to the payments or global budget, based on the following:
100643.
(a) The board shall use existing Medicare prospective payment systems to establish and serve as the comparative payment rate system in global budget negotiations described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 100641. The board shall update the comparative payment rate system annually.
100644.
(a) The board shall engage in good faith negotiations with health care providers’ representatives under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 100800) to determine rates of fee-for-service payment for health care items and services furnished under CalCare.
100645.
(a) (1) The board shall adopt, by regulation, payment methodologies for the payment of capital expenditures for specifically identified capital projects incurred by not-for-profit or governmental entities that are health facilities pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.
100646.
(a) (1) A margin generated by a participating provider receiving a global budget under CalCare may be retained and used to meet the health care needs of CalCare members.
100647.
(a) The board shall, in consultation with the Department of General Services, the Department of Health Care Services, and other relevant state agencies, negotiate prices to be paid for pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, medical technology, and medically necessary assistive equipment covered through CalCare. Negotiations by the board shall be on behalf of the entire CalCare program. A state agency shall cooperate to provide data and other information to the board.
CHAPTER 6. Program Standards
100650.
CalCare shall establish a single standard of safe, therapeutic, and effective care for all residents of the state by the following means:
100651.
(a) (1) As part of a health care practitioner’s duty to advocate for medically appropriate health care for their patients pursuant to Sections 510 and 2056 of the Business and Professions Code, a participating provider has a duty to act in the exclusive interest of the patient.
100652.
(a) An individual’s treating physician, nurse, or other health care professional, in implementing a patient’s medical or nursing care plan and in accordance with their scope of practice and licensure, may override health information technology or clinical practice guidelines, including standards and guidelines implemented by a participating provider through the use of health information technology, including electronic health record technology, clinical decision support technology, and computerized order entry programs.
CHAPTER 7. Funding
Article 1. Federal Health Programs and Funding
100660.
(a) (1) The board is authorized to and shall seek all federal waivers and other federal approvals and arrangements and submit state plan amendments as necessary to operate CalCare consistent with this title.
Article 2. CalCare Trust Fund
100665.
(a) The CalCare Trust Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury for the purposes of this title to be administered by the CalCare Board. Notwithstanding Section 13340, all moneys in the fund shall be continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal year for the purposes of this title. Any moneys in the fund that are unexpended or unencumbered at the end of a fiscal year may be carried forward to the next succeeding fiscal year.
100667.
(a) The board annually shall prepare a budget for CalCare that specifies a budget for all expenditures to be made for covered health care items and services and shall establish allocations for each of the budget components under subdivision (b) that shall cover a three-year period.
Article 3. CalCare Financing
100670.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would develop a revenue plan, taking into consideration anticipated federal revenue available for CalCare. In developing the revenue plan, it is the intent of the Legislature to consult with appropriate officials and stakeholders.
CHAPTER 8. Collective Negotiation by Health Care Providers with CalCare
Article 1. Definitions
100675.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
Article 2. Authorized Collective Negotiation
100676.
(a) Health care providers may meet and communicate for the purpose of collectively negotiating with CalCare on any matter relating to CalCare fee-for-service rates of payment for health care items and services or procedures related to fee-for-service payment under CalCare.
Article 3. Collective Negotiation Requirements
100677.
(a) Collective negotiation under this chapter shall meet all of the following requirements:
100678.
(a) Before engaging in collective negotiations with CalCare on behalf of health care providers, a health care provider’s representative shall file with the board, in the manner prescribed by the board, information identifying the representative, the representative’s plan of operation, and the representative’s procedures to ensure compliance with this chapter.
Article 4. Prohibited Collective Action
100679.
(a) This chapter does not authorize competing health care providers to act in concert in response to a health care provider’s representative’s discussions or negotiations with CalCare, except as authorized by other law.
CHAPTER 9. Operative Date
100680.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, this title, except for Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 100600) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 100610), shall not become operative until the date the Secretary of California Health and Human Services notifies the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly in writing that the secretary has determined that the CalCare Trust Fund has the revenues to fund the costs of implementing this title.
SEC. 3.
The provisions of this act are severable. If any provision of this act or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 4.
The Legislature finds and declares that Section 2 of this act, which adds Sections 100610, 100616, and 100618 to the Government Code, imposes a limitation on the public’s right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies within the meaning of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution. Pursuant to that constitutional provision, the Legislature makes the following findings to demonstrate the interest protected by this limitation and the need for protecting that interest:
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