California Partnership for Long-Term Care Program.
Existing law establishes the California Partnership for Long-Term Care Program administered by the State Department of Health Care Services. The purpose of the program is to link private long-term care insurance and health care service plan contracts that cover long-term care with the In-Home Supportive Services program and the Medi-Cal program and to provide Medi-Cal program benefits to certain individuals who have income and resources above the eligibility levels for receipt of medical assistance, but who have purchased certified private long-term care insurance policies. Existing law provides criteria for certification of a long-term care insurance policy, including a requirement that it provide protection against loss of benefits due to inflation. Existing law requires each organization issuing certified policies to contribute a specified amount to a fund to be used for common educational and marketing expenses, as specified.
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SB 1384
California SB 1384 (20152016)
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California Partnership for Long-Term Care Program.
California SB 1384 (20152016) — California Partnership for Long-Term Care Program.
Existing law establishes the California Partnership for Long-Term Care Program administered by the State Department of Health Care Services. The purpose of the program is to link private long-term care insurance and health care service plan contracts that cover long-term care with the In-Home Supportive Services program and the Medi-Cal program and to provide Medi-Cal program benefits to certain individuals who have income and resources above the eligibility levels for receipt of medical assistance, but who have purchased certified private long-term care insurance policies. Existing law provides criteria for certification of a long-term care insurance policy, including a requirement that it provide protection against loss of benefits due to inflation. Existing law requires each organization issuing certified policies to contribute a specified amount to a fund to be used for common educational and marketing expenses, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1384 Liu Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 20–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Insurance] — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] — 8–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 13–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1384 Liu Senate Third Reading By ALLEN — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Liu — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-19 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2016-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2016-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2016-03-10 Referred to Coms. on ED. and AGRI. referral-committee
2016-03-11 Set for hearing March 30.
2016-03-14 March 30 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2016-03-29 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-03-30 Withdrawn from committee.
2016-03-30 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2016-04-04 Re-referred to Coms. on INS. and HEALTH. referral-committee
2016-04-06 Set for hearing April 13.
2016-04-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3560.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-15 Set for hearing April 20.
2016-04-25 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3646.) (April 20). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-04-26 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-05-06 Set for hearing May 16.
2016-05-16 May 16 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-05-20 Set for hearing May 27.
2016-05-27 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4009.) (May 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4056.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-06-09 Referred to Coms. on AGING & L.T.C. and INS. referral-committee
2016-06-13 Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
2016-06-14 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on INS. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-08-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (August 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-18 Read third time and amended. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-18 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6228.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-25 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5490.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-09-08 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2016-09-22 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-22 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 487, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/950f0c57-89f2-45bb-948a-966bd47ad1dc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).