Legislative

By Susanne J. Phillips, November 3, 2021, California Health Care Foundation. The signing of AB 890 ( WOOD ) in September 2020 opened the pathway for nurse practitioners (NPs) in California to treat patients without physician supervision. This change has the potential to improve access to health care for millions of state residents, particularly those most impacted by health care provider shortages. 1 NPs will be authorized to practice to the fullest extent of their education and training...

Click here to access the website and all attachments To: Board of Supervisors Department or Agency Name(s): County Administrator’s Office Staff Name and Phone Number: Peter Bruland, 565-2431 Vote Requirement: Majority Supervisorial District(s): Countywide Title: American Rescue Plan Act: County Departments-Agencies’ Preliminary Proposals Recommended Action: Select County Departments-Agencies’ Preliminary Proposals seeking funding through the American Rescue Plan Act for further development...

Melinda Coates experienced a tumultuous pregnancy. “I was really mentally upset literally from day one (of the pregnancy),” she says. (Melinda Coates is a pseudonym. To protect her and her children’s privacy and safety, we are not using her real name.) Coates had hoped to get counseling last October, when she was seven months pregnant. That’s when she enrolled in the state’s Medi-Cal program, shortly after she and her abusive husband moved to California, “but nobody was able to get me in...