Plain English Breakdown
The official text provided was truncated at section (4), so details about the Internal Health Information Integrity Quality Improvement Account are not fully supported by the available material.
Health Omnibus Trailer Bill (AB-116)
This law changes when certain psychiatric hospital programs end, sets a deadline for new safety rules at private mental health hospitals, and allows penalty money from nursing facilities to be used for state loans.
What This Bill Does
- The bill changes the date that Enhanced Treatment Program (ETP) sites must stop operating. Instead of ending on January 1, 2035, these programs will end on January 1, 2030.
- The law requires the State Department of Public Health to create emergency safety rules for private psychiatric hospitals by January 31, 2026.
Who It Names or Affects
- Acute psychiatric hospitals operated by the State Department of State Hospitals
- Private acute psychiatric hospitals not run by the state
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text provided ends before fully explaining section 4 regarding a third account called the Internal Health Information Integrity Quality Improvement Account.