Hospitals
AB 52 by Assembly member Mervyn Dymally (D-Compton) would create an Office of the Hospital Patient Advocate within the Department of Public Health. The proposed office would maintain a hot line for hospital patients to report complaints (Bill text, 2/26). The bill has been referred to the Assembly Appropriations Committee (Bill status, 3/7).
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