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Article: HIV/AIDS Specialist Regulation Approved by State of California: Landmark Bill Mandating HMO Access to HIV/AIDS Specialists to Take Effect Mid-January; AB 2168 (Gallegos, D, Los Angeles, 2000) Requires 'Standing Referrals,' State, Community & Medical Groups Worked Together to Craft Definition of Specialist.
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- December 24, 2002
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LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Groundbreaking legislation ordering California HMOs to provide "standing referrals" to AIDS specialists for patients infected with HIV will finally take effect in mid-January 2003. The bill, AB 2168, was originally signed into law in September 2000 by Governor Davis, but was delayed in implementation as the state and California physicians and medical groups worked together to craft a definition of what constitutes an HIV/AIDS specialist. The law, authored by former Assemblyman Martin Gallegos, (D, Los Angeles) gives patients a legal right to obtain care from physicians who have "demonstrated expertise" in treating ...
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