BILL NUMBER: SB 393AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 15, 2012 AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 31, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Senator Hernandez FEBRUARY 16, 2011 An act to add Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 24300) to Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 393, as amended, Hernandez. 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 2011 and would define medical home and other related terms, as specified. The bill would specify that its provisions do not alter the scope of practice of any health care provider . Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 24300) is added to Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 3.5. PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME ACT OF 2011 24300. (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Patient-Centered Medical Home Act of 2011. (b) "Medical home," "patient-centered medical home," "advanced practice primary care," "health home," "person-centered health care home," and "primary care home" all mean a health care delivery model as defined in Section 3502(c)(2) of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), and any federal rules or regulations issued pursuant to that paragraph., and that meets the following criteria: (1) Facilitates a relationship between a patient and his or her personal physician or other licensed primary care provider in a physician-directed practice team to provide comprehensive and culturally competent primary and preventive care. (2) Meets the criteria of, and participates in, a voluntary recognition process conducted by a nongovernmental entity to demonstrate that the practice has the capabilities to provide patient-centered services consistent with the medical home model. (c) This section shall not be construed to alter the scope of practice of any health care provider, or to authorize the delivery of health care services in a setting or manner not otherwise authorized by law.