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AB-1868 • 2026

Health facilities: cardiac surgery.

Health facilities: cardiac surgery.

Healthcare
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Sponsor
Hadwick
Last action
Official status
Senate - Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Updating Rules for Heart Surgery Teams

This law requires the State Department of Public Health to update regulations about surgical team sizes for heart surgery that uses extracorporeal bypass by January 1, 2030.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the State Department of Public Health to change current regulations on or before January 1, 2030.
  • Updates rules regarding surgical teams when a hospital provides cardiovascular operative service requiring extracorporeal bypass.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State Department of Public Health
  • General acute care hospitals providing cardiac surgery services

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the new number of surgeons required, only that rules must reflect current professional standards.
  • The specific details of the 'current professional standards' are not listed in this text.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Senate - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Health facilities: cardiac surgery.