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AB 1868: Health facilities: cardiac surgery.
What AB 1868 does, verified August 15, 2026
This bill aims to update the regulation of health facilities, specifically general acute care hospitals, to reflect current professional standards of care in extracorporeal bypass surgery. The regulation currently requires a minimum of 3 surgeons to form a surgical team for procedures requiring this type of bypass. The bill requires the state department of public health to update this regulation by January 1, 2030, to ensure that hospitals are providing the most up-to-date and safe care for patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
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Last action: In committee: Held under submission. (2026-08-13)Alert me
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| Aug. 13, 2026 | In committee: Held under submission. |
| Aug. 03, 2026 | In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Jun. 25, 2026 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun. 08, 2026 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| Jun. 03, 2026 | Referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
Latest bill textAmended version, June 8, 2026 · 245 words
| Amended IN Senate June 08, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1868
| Introduced by Assembly Member |
February 11, 2026 |
An act to add Section 1255.4 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1868, as amended, Gallagher Hadwick. Health facilities: cardiac surgery.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities, including general acute care hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law authorizes a general acute care hospital to be approved to offer special services, including, among others, cardiac surgery. Existing regulation requires, when a general acute care hospital is providing cardiovascular operative service, that a minimum of 3 surgeons constitute a surgical team if the procedure requires extracorporeal bypass.
This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2030, to update that regulation to reflect current professional standards of care relating to extracorporeal bypass surgery.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 1255.4 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:1255.4.
On or before January 1, 2030, the department shall updateText of AB 1868 as amended, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions