AB-1868 • 2026

Health facilities: cardiac surgery.

Healthcare

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Hadwick
Last action: 2026-06-08
Official status: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Health facilities: cardiac surgery.

AB 1868, as amended, Gallagher Hadwick.

What This Bill Does

AB 1868, as amended, Gallagher Hadwick.
Health facilities: cardiac surgery.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities, including general acute care hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health.
Existing law authorizes a general acute care hospital to be approved to offer special services, including, among others, cardiac surgery.

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Bill History

2026-06-08 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-06-03 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-26 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.)
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-03-18 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-18 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-02-23 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-02-12 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2026-02-11 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1868, as amended,
Gallagher
Hadwick.
Health facilities: cardiac surgery.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities, including general acute care hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law authorizes a general acute care hospital to be approved to offer special services, including, among others, cardiac surgery. Existing regulation requires, when a general acute care hospital is providing cardiovascular operative service, that a minimum of 3 surgeons constitute a surgical team if the procedure requires extracorporeal bypass.
This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2030, to update that regulation to reflect current professional standards of care relating to extracorporeal bypass surgery.

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