AB 916
Version: Introduced
Author: Perez V
BILL NUMBER: AB 916 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member V. Manuel Perez
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
An act relating to public health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 916, as introduced, V. Manuel Perez. Promotores: medically underserved
communities: federal grants.
Existing law establishes training and certification programs for various
healing arts professionals including, among others, nurses, midwives,
occupational therapists, dietitians, and social workers.
This bill would require the State Department of Public Health to assess the
grants to promote positive health behaviors and outcomes available pursuant to
the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for funding
opportunities related to the use of promotores, as defined, in medically
underserved communities, and to report on this assessment to the fiscal and
health policy committees of the Legislature by April 1, 2012, with
recommendations for attaining and maximizing federal funding.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local
program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. (a) The State Department of Public Health shall assess the grants to
promote positive health behaviors and outcomes available pursuant to Section
399V of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law
111-148) for funding opportunities related to the use of promotores, also known
as community health workers, in medically underserved communities. The
department shall report on this assessment to the fiscal and health policy
committees of the Legislature by April 1, 2012, with recommendations for
attaining and maximizing federal funding.
(b) The assessment made by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) shall
rely upon past research about the efficacy of promotores and the department may
not conduct new research.
(c) For purposes of this section, "promotores" means promotores de salud, also
known as community health workers, peer leaders, or health advocates, who serve
as a bridge between the community and the public health care system by
providing health education, health promotion, prevention, informational
counseling and referral information, as well as resources, in a manner that is
culturally and linguistically appropriate.
(d) The report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted
in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.