Bill Text: CA SB1353 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 1353 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: State Department of Health Care Services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-08 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1353 Detail]

Download: California-2017-SB1353-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1353

Introduced by Senator Nguyen

February 16, 2018

An act to amend Section 100100 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1353, as introduced, Nguyen. State Department of Health Care Services.

Existing law establishes the State Department of Health Care Services within the California Health and Human Services Agency. Existing law sets forth the department’s powers and duties relating to, among other things, public health, licensing and certification of certain health facilities, and the state Medi-Cal program.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to a related provision.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 100100 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

100100.

There is in the state government in the California Health and Human Services Agency, a State Department of Health ~~Services~~ Services, which, effective July 1, 2007, is hereby renamed the State Department of Health Care Services. Commencing July 1, 2007, any reference in this chapter, in Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 100145), or in Article 1 (commencing with Section 100150) of Chapter 2 to the State Department of Health Services is deemed to, instead, refer to the State Department of Health Care Services with regard to functions not transferred to the State Department of Public Health. Commencing July 1, 2007, all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the former State Department of Health Services not vested in the State Department of Public Health pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 131050) of Part 1 of Division ~~112,~~ 112 shall be retained by, and thereafter be performed by, the renamed State Department of Health Care Services.