AB-2311 • 2026

Health care districts: employment.

Healthcare

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Schiavo
Last action: 2026-06-10
Official status: Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and HEALTH.
Effective date: Not listed

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Health care districts: employment.

AB 2311, as amended, Schiavo.

What This Bill Does

AB 2311, as amended, Schiavo.
Health care districts: employment.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, restricts the employment of physicians and surgeons or doctors of podiatric medicine by a corporation or other artificial legal entity to entities that do not charge for professional services rendered to patients and are approved by the Medical Board of California, subject to specified exemptions.
Existing law, the Local Health Care District Law, regulates the organization and management of health care districts.

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Bill History

2026-06-10 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and 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 1.)
2026-05-19 California Legislative Information
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5153.)
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).
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
2026-05-13 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-21 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 2.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
2026-03-09 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B. & P.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2311, as amended, Schiavo.
Health care districts: employment.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, restricts the employment of physicians and surgeons or doctors of podiatric medicine by a corporation or other artificial legal entity to entities that do not charge for professional services rendered to patients and are approved by the Medical Board of California, subject to specified exemptions. Existing law, the Local Health Care District Law, regulates the organization and management of health care districts. Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information and charges it with various duties related to health planning and research development.
This bill
would create
would, until January 1, 2037, establish
an exemption to the general prohibition described above by authorizing health care districts and nonprofit corporations with a health care district as its sole corporate member that own or control a general acute care hospital to employ physicians and surgeons and charge for professional
services. The bill would prohibit
services, provided specified conditions are met, including prohibiting
the health care district
or nonprofit corporation, and any hospital under its ownership or control,
from interfering with, controlling, or otherwise directing the professional judgment of a physician or surgeon.
The bill would require a health care district or nonprofit corporation that employs licensees and charges for professional services under the bill to publish an annual report, as provided, on their internet website that includes data about the ability of general acute care hospitals under their ownership and control to recruit and retain physicians and surgeons, as specified.

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