CA SB 339
deadMedi-Cal: laboratory rates.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did CA SB 339 pass?
No. CA SB 339 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-02). Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
What is CA SB 339 about?
Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law prohibits Medi-Cal reimbursement to providers for clinical laboratory or laboratory services from exceeding the lowest of the following: (1) the amount billed; (2) the charge to the general public; (3) 100% of the lowest maximum allowance established by the federal Medicare Program; or (4) a reimbursement rate based on an average of the lowest amount that other payers and other state Medicaid programs are paying. This bill would instead require the above-described Medi-Cal reimbursement to equal the lowest of those metrics. The bill would carve out, from the above-described provision, for dates of service on or after July 1, 2027, or when funding is appropriated to implement this provision, whichever is sooner, Medi-Cal reimbursement to providers for clinical laboratory or laboratory services related to the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, and would apply that threshold but excluding the reimbursement rate described in clause (4) above. The bill would exempt data on those services related to the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections from certain data-reporting requirements that are applicable to the reimbursement rate described in clause (4) , for dates of service on or after January 1, 2027, or when funding is appropriated to implement the above-described provision, whichever is sooner. Under existing law, data reports provided to the department pursuant to those data-reporting requirements are confidential and exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act. This bill would require the department to make available to the public a dataset, as specified, of the deidentified raw data reported pursuant to the above-described data-reporting requirements by any applicable laboratory service providers that reported a volume greater than 10 tests for the data-collection period. The bill would require the department to publish the associated dataset coincident with publishing updated reimbursement rates. Existing law requires, with exemptions, that payments be reduced by up to 10% for clinical laboratory or laboratory services, in addition to other specified payment reductions under other existing law. This bill would delete that 10% payment reduction.
Who sponsors CA SB 339?
Cabaldon is the primary sponsor of CA SB 339.
Description
Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law prohibits Medi-Cal reimbursement to providers for clinical laboratory or laboratory services from exceeding the lowest of the following: (1) the amount billed; (2) the charge to the general public; (3) 100% of the lowest maximum allowance established by the federal Medicare Program; or (4) a reimbursement rate based on an average of the lowest amount that other payers and other state Medicaid programs are paying. This bill would instead require the above-described Medi-Cal reimbursement to equal the lowest of those metrics. The bill would carve out, from the above-described provision, for dates of service on or after July 1, 2027, or when funding is appropriated to implement this provision, whichever is sooner, Medi-Cal reimbursement to providers for clinical laboratory or laboratory services related to the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, and would apply that threshold but excluding the reimbursement rate described in clause (4) above. The bill would exempt data on those services related to the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections from certain data-reporting requirements that are applicable to the reimbursement rate described in clause (4) , for dates of service on or after January 1, 2027, or when funding is appropriated to implement the above-described provision, whichever is sooner. Under existing law, data reports provided to the department pursuant to those data-reporting requirements are confidential and exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act. This bill would require the department to make available to the public a dataset, as specified, of the deidentified raw data reported pursuant to the above-described data-reporting requirements by any applicable laboratory service providers that reported a volume greater than 10 tests for the data-collection period. The bill would require the department to publish the associated dataset coincident with publishing updated reimbursement rates. Existing law requires, with exemptions, that payments be reduced by up to 10% for clinical laboratory or laboratory services, in addition to other specified payment reductions under other existing law. This bill would delete that 10% payment reduction.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-12
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Cabaldonauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-12
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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2025-02-13
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2025-02-19
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
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2025-03-17
Set for hearing April 2.
2025-04-02
April 2 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-04-08
Set for hearing April 23.
2025-04-09
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
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2025-04-10
Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.
2025-04-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 868.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-04-30
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 939.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-05-02
Set for hearing May 12.
2025-05-12
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-16
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-23
May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-02-02
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2025-04-23 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Limón: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Grove: yes
- Padilla: yes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-04-29 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Arreguín: yes
- Niello: yes
- Allen: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Laird: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Stern: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wiener: yes
Placed on suspense file
2025-05-12 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Caballero: yes
Related bills
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