Series Descriptions
Records of the Health Planning Council
1967-1973
R167.01, Boxes 1-2, Folders 1-33
Series 1.
Meeting Files
1967-1973
Physical Description:
68 file folders.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by meeting date.
Scope and Content Note
Meeting files originated from the periodic meetings held by the Council, beginning with a meeting on August 9, 1967 and the
creation of the Council. The files consist largely of agendas, meeting minutes, and memoranda. One of the recurring issues
was the integration of health care management at the state level with federal requirements.
R167.02, Boxes 2-4, Folders 34-7
Series 2.
Correspondence Files
1967-1973
Physical Description:
62 file folders.
Arrangement
Arranged by alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
The Council's correspondence typically occurred through memoranda and letters. The series is organized as follows: council
member correspondence; general correspondence; Jackson, R. L. correspondence; and regional correspondence. The Council member
correspondence consisted of files arranged alphabetically by council member. General correspondence consisted of various communications
arranged alphabetically. The Council's executive secretary R. L. Jackson's correspondence is arranged under his name. Correspondence
with the local Health Systems Agencies (HSA) can be found under regional correspondence. This group details the creation of
the 14 regional HSA throughout California in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Records of the Advisory Health Council
1973-1985
R167.03, Box 4, Folders 8-13
Series 1.
Correspondence Files
1985
Physical Description:
6 file folders.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year.
Scope and Content Note
The Advisory Health Council's correspondence cover only the year 1985. The memoranda, letters, and reports deal with the health
care industry, government health policy, and the impending merger of the Council into the Office of Statewide Health Planning
and Development. The folder content is arranged in reverse chronological order.
R167.04, Box 4, Folder 14
Series 2.
History File
1976-1978
Physical Description:
1 file folder.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
The History File details the important developments leading to the Advisory Health Council's creation as well as describing
the Council's role in the state's organized health services until 1978. The file also includes the background on the Health
Planning Council's history. The series consists of correspondence, reports, and memoranda.
R167.05, Boxes 4-8, Folders 15-31
Series 3.
Meeting Files
1973-1985
Physical Description:
128 file folders.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject then chronologically by meeting date.
Scope and Content Note
The series contains various memoranda, agendas, meeting minutes, and letters and relates to the: Advisory Health Council general
meetings, box 4/15- box 7/26; the Health Planning Committee meetings, 1973-1985, box 7/27; the Health Planning Program Revision
Committee, 1984, box 7/28- box 7/32; Public Notices of meetings, 1984, box 8/1- box 8/13; Resolutions passed during meetings,
1973-1985, box 8/14; and various Health Systems Agencies meetings, 1976-1985, box 8/15- box 8/31. The topics include a multitude
of issues concerning the state health care system. Major concerns throughout the series include cost reduction, increased
health care access, Medi-Cal, and health care regulations.
Records of the Health Facilities Commission
1971-1986
R167.06, Boxes 8-9, Folders 32-11
Series 1.
Administration Files
1971-1983
Physical Description:
24 file folders.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year.
Scope and Content Note
The series contains files relating to various administrative duties of the Health Facilities Commission. The files deal with
the commission's structure and goals. Of importance is Executive Director Gordon Cumming's special report on hospitals in
California. He argued that public well being was victim to the health care industry, specifically hospitals, colluding with
state officials to enrich themselves. The report includes a companion compilation of political cartoons lampooning the health
care industry. Also included is a magnetic tape recording of a California Hospital Commission meeting from March 8, 1972,
located at Z37.
R167.07, Boxes 9-11, Folders 12-16
Series 2.
Budget Files
1977-1986
Physical Description:
55 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by fiscal year.
Scope and Content Note
The budget files contain fiscal analyses of the commission's budget and regulatory costs on the health care industry. Various
memoranda, charts, reports, and budgets reflect the changing state of health care facilities. The Commission focused on the
budget cuts required after Proposition 13 (1978) passed and the potential cuts required had Proposition 9 (1980) passed.
R167.08, Box 11, Folders 17-23
Series 3.
Committee Files
1978-1983
Physical Description:
7 file folders.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year.
Scope and Content Note
The Commission maintained various committees including the Patient Discharge Data Committee, Public Liaison Committee, and
the Management Committee, and contains memoranda, letters, and reports relating to each committee's purview.
R167.09, Boxes 11-15, Folders 24-5
Series 4.
Correspondence Files
1972-1985
Physical Description:
96 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and thereunder chronologically by month.
Scope and Content Note
The Commission's correspondence is divided into two subgroups. The first subgroup is arranged alphabetically by subject, box
11/24- box 14/20, 1973-1985. The second subgroup is arranged chronologically by month, box 14/21- box 15/5, starting August
1983 and ending December 1985. Significant subjects discussed include the Auditor General, Attorney General, California Hospital
Association, the Milton Marks' "Little Hoover" Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy, Publications,
and the State Center for Health Care Statistics. Memoranda and letters were the most common variety of correspondence. Medi-Cal
cost containment and reimbursement appeared as typical discussion topics.
R167.10, Box 15, Folders 6-25
Series 5.
Legal Files
1972-1985
Physical Description:
20 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Access Information
These files are RESTRICTED as per Evidence Code Sections 952 and 954 (attorney-client privilege). The legal files contain
significant information listed under attorney-client privilege.
Scope and Content Note
The series relates to the legal action taken by the Commission or against the Commission regarding health facilities. Important
topics include health facilities' appeals of peer group classification, the Attorney General's opinion on legal matters, and
penalty assessments against facilities.
R167.11, Boxes 15-17, Folders 26-6
Series 6.
Legislative Files
1973-1985
Physical Description:
39 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by legislative session.
Scope and Content Note
The legislative files reflected the Health Facilities Commission's legislative interests as well as overviews of important
pending propositions, such as Proposition 13 (1978) and Proposition 9 (1980). The Commission only commented on a small portion
of bills each session. Important bill files included an examination the Health Care Disclosure Act and its effects on the
health care industry. Included in this series are a number of bills authored by Assembly Member Art Torres on hospital budget
and financial plan reviews. Assembly Member Torres introduced the bills after corresponding with the Commission.
R167.12, Boxes 17-18, Folders 7-1
Series 7.
Long-Term Care Subject Files
1972-1978
Physical Description:
26 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
This series focuses on the changes occurring in the long-term care industry in the mid-1970s. The majority of the documents
detail accounting and reporting the costs of long-term care in California. The Commission explored this topic with the intention
of reducing costs. The series consists of correspondence, reports, and memoranda.
R167.13, Box 18, Folders 2-7
Series 8.
Meeting Files
1980-1985
Physical Description:
6 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
The Commission held public meetings throughout its existence. This series only reflects the meetings held from 1980 to 1985.
Furthermore, the series largely consists of public meeting notices. Other topics include meetings approved by the Governor's
Office, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, and speaker invitations to meetings. Public notices, correspondence, and memoranda
form the bulk of material. Notably, the series lacks any meeting minutes or agendas, as it contains information relating to
meetings but not the actual content of the meetings.
R167.14, Box 18, Folders 8-14
Series 9.
Policy and Procedure Files
1972-1985
Physical Description:
7 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
Memoranda, reports, and letters reflect the Commission's internal policies and procedures as well as policies for health care
facilities. The series contains two file folders relating to a debate over the releasing of hospital financial information
and how this would affect competition. The concern was whether or not such releases would be viable in an open market place.
R167.15, Boxes 18-19, Folders 15-13
Series 10.
Regulation Files
1973-1985
Physical Description:
12 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
This series details the Commission's health care facility regulations. The Commission frequently explored what happened to
hospitals in a competitive environment when hospitals released patient information. Several prominent subjects include Accounting
and Reporting Manual, Assessment of Fees, Graduate Medical Education, Implementation of SB1370 (1979-1980 session), and several
folders containing Regulations.
R167.16, Boxes 19-20, Folders 14-15
Series 11.
Reports
1974-1985
Physical Description:
34 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
This series includes a variety of reports and background information as well as charts, graphs, memoranda, and letters detailing
the condition of the health care industry. Files from the Committee on Special Hospital Reports documenting their reports
on cost containment as well as patient discharge data feature prominently in the series. Other important subjects included
Financial Reports, Status of Disclosures, and Uniform Hospital Billing.
R167.17, Boxes 20-21, Folders 16-5
Series 12.
Speech Files
1973-1985
Physical Description:
8 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year.
Scope and Content Note
The series is a collection of speeches related to health care facilities. Many of the speeches originated from the one of
the Commission's executive directors but important speeches were also from the California Hospital Commission. Some speech
titles include State Government and Hospital Care Information (1973), Price and Capacity Regulation of Hospitals: Some Troubling
Issues (1978), and Toward an Equitable and Efficient Payment System (1978). The future of hospital regulation and the health
care industry were frequent topics.
R167.18, Box 21, Folders 6-11
Series 13.
Work Plan Files
1978-1985
Physical Description:
6 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year.
Scope and Content Note
The Commission reviewed its various components every fiscal year and projected the costs for each department. This included
noting the total cost for each employee as well as optimal organizational structure. Memoranda and reports designated Commission
staff duties and activities each fiscal year.
Records of the Legislative Liaison
1979-1990
R167.19, Boxes 21-25, Folders 12-14
Series 1.
Bill Files
1979-1990
Physical Description:
94 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged numerically by bill number within legislative session.
Scope and Content Note
The bill files consist of bills analyzed by the Legislative Liaison and the office's opinion regarding what position (support,
neutral, or opposed) the OSHPD should take on each bill. All of the bills relate to the health care industry and include such
important topics as Medi-Cal, Certificate of Needs, and professional regulation of doctors, nurses, and other health care
workers, as well as legislation regulating health facilities.
1979-1980: AB169-3404, ACA16, ACR12-ACR93, HR53 (Box 21/12- Box 22/5)
1979-1980: SB14-SB2004, SCR14-SCR40 (Box 22/6- Box 22/10)
1981-1982: AB24-AB3754, ACA2-ACA72, ACR34, AJR33-AJR122 (Box 22/11- Box 22/22)
1981-1982: SB26-SB2051, SCA3-SCA6, SCR6-SCR32 (Box 22/6- Box 22/10)
1983-1984: AB1-AB3993, ACR119, AB29X (Box 22/11- Box 22/22)
1983-1984: SB8 preprint, SB28-SB2206, SB10X-SB11X (Box 22/23- Box 23/3)
1985-1986: AB104-AB4372, ACR51-ACR144 (Box 23/4- Box 23/12)
1985-1986: SB70-SB2426 (Box 23/13- Box 23/19)
1987-1988: AB214-AB4583, ACR65 (Box 23/20- Box 23/25)
1987-1988: Preprint SB6, SB131-SB2896, SCA15, SCR 68 (Box 24/1- Box 24/5)
1989-1990: AB75-AB4583, AB16X (Box 24/6- Box 24/12)
1989-1990: SB72-SB2665, SB20X-SB46X (Box 24/13- Box 24/22)
R167.20, Box 25, Folders 15-26
Series 2.
Legislation Files
1979-1989
Physical Description:
12 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year.
Scope and Content Note
This series summarizes the OSHPD's yearly legislative activities regarding the outcome of every bill that interested the office.
The summaries also note what position the office took on each bill. Additionally, the series consists of correspondence regarding
their legislative agenda.
R167.21, Box 26, Folders 1-8
Series 3.
Proposed Legislation
1979-1980
Physical Description:
8 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year.
Scope and Content Note
The OSHPD suggested legislation to various legislators each year. This series reflects those submissions. The bulk of the
records are the text of the suggested legislation. Additional records included memoranda regarding the legislation.
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