AAPCA Advocacy Priorities (2017)

Universal ACCESS to quality, comprehensive pediatric care in a medical home, including access to vaccines and behavioral and mental health treatment for every child in California, including vulnerable populations such as children with special health care needs, foster children, children of immigrant families, and LGBTQ youth. To make access a reality, ensure that state and commercial health care plan reimbursement fully supports quality primary and subspecialty pediatric care.

Reduce and prevent:

Childhood poverty
Childhood toxic stress and its causes, including violence, neglect and abuse, bullying, human trafficking, and discrimination
Childhood obesity and food insecurity
Youth marijuana use

High Priority Bills, Session 2017-2018

Name	Description	Author	Status	Position
AB-0224	Pediatric Dental Anesthesia	Thurmond	Alive	Support
AB-1110	Pupil health: vision examinations	Burke	Alive	Oppose
AB-1520	Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Act of 2017	Burke	Alive	Support
SB-0138	Universal Free Breakfast & Lunch Service in High-Poverty Schools	McGuire	Alive	Support
SB-0392	Report on Access to Care Implications of Anesthesia Safety	Bates	Alive	Oppose
SB-0501	Dentistry: anesthesia and sedation: report	Glazer	Alive	Oppose

View All Current Legislation of Interest to California Pediatricians

AAP-CA Legislative Contacts

If you have questions or comments about state government issues or processes, please contact your chapter state government affairs representative:

Chair, State Government Affairs Committee

Jacques Corriveau, MD | jacques.ebc@me.com

Representatives Chapter 1 | Northern California

Aaron Nayfack, MD | anayfack@gmail.com
Lauren Gambill, MD | lauren.gambill@gmail.com

Representatives Chapter 2 | So CA — Greater Los Angeles Area

Mona Patel, MD | mpatel@chla.usc.edu
Susan Wu, MD | SuWu@chla.usc.edu

Representatives Chapter 3 | San Diego & Imperial Counties

Nancy Graff, MD | ngraff@ucsd.edu
Adam Braddock, MD | abraddock@ucsd.edu

Representatives Chapter 4 | Orange County

Victor Perez, MD | Victor.H.Perez@kp.org
Kate Williamson, MD | katewilliamsonmd@gmail.com

Immediate Past Chair

Wilbert Mason, MD | wmason@chla.usc.edu

Staff

Kris Calvin, CEO & Director of Advocacy and Policy | kris.calvin@aap-ca.org
Maria Salazar Sperber, Associate Director & Resident Advocacy Rotation Coordinator | RAR@aap-ca.org
Sam Warren, Legislative Aide | office@aap-ca.org

Learn About the AAP-CA Advocacy Rotation for Pediatric Residents