Date

Presidents

Events
1981   AB 932 Tech Training. AB 931 Dialysis reuse.
May 1981   First Meeting of interested Administrators & Physicians.
Dec 1981   First Meeting of Steering Committee ~ Retained the services of Michael J. Arnold & Associates.
Apr 21, 1982   First Informational Meeting Held – Northern California
May 7, 1982   First Informational Meeting Held – Southern California
May 21, 1982   California Dialysis Council established.
Oct 13, 1982   Articles of Incorporation Filed
1982 – 1984 Wes Young AB 1086 (Rosenthal) – Revised hemodialysis technician training law.
    SB 1977 (Watson) – Stopped this bill to prohibit reuse.
    SB 135 (Mello) – Authorized administration of 3 drugs by Hemodialysis Technicians.
May 17, 1984   First CDC Annual Educational Conference – Palm Springs Spa Hotel.
1984 – 1985 Robert Fortner, M.D. AB 915 (Felando) – License Fee Reduction. Savings:$1100/year/clinic.
1985 – 1986 James Spiegel AB 587 (Felando) – Technician training law improvements.
    AB 1794 (Elder) – Patient transportation.
1986 – 1988 Steven Mayhew, M.D. AB 686 (Tucker) – Enact Technician Training Act Modifications.
1988 - 1990 John De Palma, M.D. AB 2610 (Chandler) – AIDS notification - Vetoed.
    AB 395 (Felando) – Hemodialysis standardization – Vetoed.
    Resolved Method II dialysis issues regarding home dialysis.
1990 – 1991 Ted Weis, M.D. AB 909 (Hunter) – Uniform billing practices.
1991 Karen Rice AB 302 (Filanti) – Increase Medi-Cal reimbursement – Died.
1991 - 1992 Michael Paget SB 1748 (Mello) – Reprocessing standards enacted. Reuse protected.
Apr 10, 1992   CDC Administrative Office Founded
1992 – 1994 J. Michael Channick, MD AB 408 (Escutia) – Corrections in Hemodialysis Technician Training Act.
Jan 21, 1994   CDC Disaster Task Force Formed in Response to Northridge Quake.
1994 – 1996 Terry Bahr SB 489 (Kelly) – Corrections in Hemodialysis Technician Training Act.
1996 – 1998 Kathy Laws AB 2424 (Alby) – Increase Medi-Cal transportation services – Died.
1998 – 1999 Carol DiRaimondo, MD. SB 1331 (Knight) – Hemodialysis Technician Training Act Improvements.
    SB 1863 (Watson) – Share of cost fix – Died.
    AB 1208 (Migden) – Safe Needle Mandate.
1999 – 2001 Debra Punch AB 561 (Scott) – Payment of Medi-Cal Providers during budget deadlock.
    AB 1202 (Firebaugh) – Extension of Hemodialysis Technician Training Act.
    AB 60 (Knox) – Opposed mandate for overtime.
    AB 394 (Kuehl) – Dialysis clinic deleted from nurse staffing ratio mandate.
    AB 1359 (Calderon) – Prohibition on reuse of single use medical device amended to exclude dialyzer.
2001 - 2002 Thomas Paukert, M.D. Medi-Cal Rate Increase of 2.4% effective 8/1/01. Sponsored by CDC
    SB 1027 (Romero) Prohibits Overtime by nurses and others. CDC opposed
    Dialysis Social Workers. CDC met with DHS/CMS to clarify rules
    Medi-Cal Billing Issues. Seeking improvements.
2003 - 2005 Susan Vogel 15 % Medi-Cal rate cut proposed by Governor. CDC opposed.
    Final cut 5%. CDC supports bill to restore rate was defeated.
    CDC joins coalition & files suit to stop rate cut.
    Elimination of non-emergency medical transportation. CDC opposed the proposal and it was defeated in the Budget Committee.
    SB 370 (Soto) CDC sponsored bill to eliminate Medi-Cal TAR for dialysis treatments passed and signed into law by the Governor. Bill effective 1-1-04.
    LVN regulations approved by LVN Board. CDC strongly supported. CDC defended the regulations and worked with DHS and others to implement.
    AB 1739 (Frommer) Revisions to CHT training law. CDC worked closely with the DHS to secure dozens of amendments. Bill died due to unrelated amendments on drug cost issues.
2005 - 2007 Peter Crooks, M.D.  
2007 - 2008 Cindy LaMunyon  
2008 - 2010 Karen Dyer  
2010 - Present Thomas Paukert, M.D.