Proposition Summary

Requires physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant on site during dialysis treatment. Prohibits clinics from reducing services without state approval. Prohibits clinics from refusing to treat patients based on payment source. Fiscal Impact: Increased state and local government costs likely in the low tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition Number

23

Year

2020

Document Type

Proposition

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

INITIATIVE STATUTE

For Author

MEGALLAN HANDFORD, Dialysis Registered Nurse PASTOR WILLIAM D. SMART, JR. Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California CARMEN CARTAGENA, Dialysis Patient

Against Author

MARKETA HOUSKOVA, DNP, RN, Executive Director American Nurses Association\California LETICIA PEREZ, Kidney Dialysis Patient PETER N. BRETAN, MD, President California Medical Association

Rebuttal Author

MARKETA HOUSKOVA, DNP, RN, Executive Director American Nurses Association\California DEWAYNE COX, Kidney Dialysis Patient PETER N. BRETAN, MD, President California Medical Association

Rebuttal Against Author

EMANUEL GONZALES, Dialysis Technician PASTOR WILLIAM D. SMART, JR. Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California ROBERT VILLANUEVA, Dialysis Patient

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