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Committee advances measure requiring cost analysis before contracting medical positions in CDCR, DSH
Summary
AB 393 would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of State Hospitals to perform a cost analysis and hire civil‑service physicians when contractors cost more; committee approved the bill with supporters citing prior findings of contracting excess costs.
AB 393, presented by Assemblymember Connolly, would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) to conduct a cost comparison before using contractors to fill positions for physicians, psychiatrists and other medical civil‑service roles. If a contractor’s cost exceeds the cost of filling the position with a civil‑service hire, the bill would require the department to hire the…
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