Committee advances health trailer bill to expand 988 oversight and create state dialysis program
The committee passed AB 173, which the Department of Finance said expands DHCS oversight of Medi‑Cal providers, strengthens 988 crisis‑line interoperability and establishes a state‑only outpatient dialysis program effective Oct. 1. Health advocates praised dialysis funding for undocumented Californians.
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The Senate budget committee voted to pass AB 173, a health trailer bill that the Department of Finance said expands Department of Health Care Services oversight of Medi‑Cal providers and implements changes to the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline, including interoperability protocols between 9‑1‑1 and 9‑8‑8.
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