Bill Text: CA SB416 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled

California Senate Bill 416 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Health: survey.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Vetoed) 2012-03-01 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file. Veto sustained. [SB416 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SB416-Enrolled.html

BILL NUMBER: SB 416	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 26, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 30, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 16, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 17, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 23, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Kehoe

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2011

   An act to add Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 103950) to Part 2
of Division 102 of the Health and Safety Code, related to health.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 416, Kehoe. Health: survey.
   Existing law creates the State Department of Public Health and
requires it to carry out various duties related to public health
programs. Existing law creates the State Department of Health Care
Services and requires it to carry out various duties related to
health purchasing programs.
   This bill would require, no later than January 1, 2015, the State
Department of Public Health and the State Department of Health Care
Services to collaborate with the Regents of the University of
California, to include specified information related to gender into
the California Health Interview Survey.
   This bill would require, no later than January 1, 2015, the State
Department of Public Health and the State Department of Health Care
Services to collaborate with the California state coordinator for the
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to include specified
information related to gender into the system.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 103950) is added to
Part 2 of Division 102 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 5.  HEALTH CARE SURVEYS


   103950.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, and
to the extent permitted by federal law, the State Department of
Public Health and the State Department of Health Care Services shall,
no later than January 1, 2015, collaborate with the Regents of the
University of California to include appropriate, voluntary,
demographic, self-identification information pertaining to sexual
orientation, gender identity, and gender expression into the
questions asked by the California Health Interview Survey. If the
survey includes any question about marital status, the State
Department of Public Health and the State Department of Health Care
Services shall also, no later than January 1, 2015, collaborate with
the Regents of the University of California to also include questions
about registered domestic partnership status and about the gender of
the spouse or partner into the California Health Interview Survey.
   (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, and to the
extent permitted by federal law, the State Department of Public
Health and the State Department of Health Care Services shall, no
later than January 1, 2015, collaborate with the California state
coordinator for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to
include appropriate, voluntary, demographic, self-identification
information pertaining to sexual orientation, gender identity, and
gender expression into the system. If the survey includes any
question about marital status, the State Department of Public Health
and the State Department of Health Care Services shall also, no later
than January 1, 2015, collaborate with the California state
coordinator for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to
also include questions about registered domestic partnership status
and about the gender of the spouse or partner into the system.