2022 California Proposition 29
Proposition 29 was a California ballot proposition that appeared on the general election on November 8, 2022 that would have required staffing, reporting, ownership disclosure, and closing requirements including:
- requiring clinics to have at least one physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant – with at least six months of experience with end-stage renal disease care – onsite during patient treatments;
- requiring clinics to report dialysis-related infections to the California Department of Public Health ;
- requiring clinics to provide patients with a list of physicians with an ownership interest of 5% or more in the clinic;
- requiring clinics to provide the CDPH with a list of persons with ownership interest of 5% or more in the clinic; and
- requiring clinics to obtain the CDPH's written consent before closing or substantially reducing services to patients.