LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1542, as amended, Jones. Medical homes.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of clinics
and health facilities by the State Department of Public Health.
Existing law also provides for the registration, certification, and
licensure of various health care professionals and sets forth the
scope of practice for these professionals.
This bill would establish the Patient-Centered Medical Home Act of
2010 to encourage licensed health care providers and patients to
partner in a patient-centered medical home, as defined, that promotes
access to high-quality, comprehensive care, in accordance with
prescribed requirements.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute.

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Comments/questions on AB 1542 (Jones): Medical homes.