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Medicine: telehealth.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA SB 1278 · Senate Bill · 2019–2020

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Senate
Sponsor
1
Latest action
May 15, 2020

What it does

Existing law requires a health care provider, before the delivery of health care via telehealth, as defined, to inform the patient about the use of telehealth and to obtain and document verbal or written consent from the patient for the use of telehealth as an acceptable mode of delivering health care services and public health. Existing law provides that all laws and regulations governing professional responsibility, unprofessional conduct, and standards of practice that apply to a health care provider under the health care provider's license apply to that health care provider while providing telehealth services.

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Current step)

    Committee hearing · May 15, 2020

  3. Floor (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  4. Law (Not started)

What moved

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

Work with this bill

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