CHI’s Legislative Action Center (LAC) provides information about state and federal legislation and regulations of importance to California’s life sciences community and the patients we serve.
CHI Policy Agenda
Read a summary of the key issues that CHI members have identified as most critical, along with CHI’s goals and activities for addressing them.
Legislative Monitoring and Action
CHI regularly monitors, provides information and describes action on state and federal legislation, regulations, and other issues of importance to biomedical research, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and diagnostics organizations in California.
Get Involved
CHI members are encouraged to participate in our committees and working groups to identify legislative issues, develop positions and take action. To join a committee or working group, please contact David Burt, CHI Legislative Director (burt@chi.org or 858-551-6677).
Federal Legislative Committee – (FLC)
The FLC meets once a month via teleconference and once a year in Washington, D.C. to discuss and develop positions and activities regarding federal legislation of importance to the CHI membership. The FLC also reviews the activities of CHI’s Coverage and Intellectual Property Working Groups, and assists in the development of CHI’s federal policy, education, and advocacy agenda.
Who should get involved:
-Washington-D.C. based government relations staff
-California-based staff with responsibility for monitoring legislative/public policy issues
-Executives with an interest in federal public policy
State Legislative Committee – (SLC)
The SLC meets weekly for one-hour teleconferences during the legislative session and annually for a two-hour planning meeting to identify and develop position statements on bills of interest to CHI’s membership.
Who should get involved:
-Sacramento-based government relations staff
-California-based staff with responsibility for monitoring legislative/public policy issues
-Executives with an interest in state public policy
Coverage Working Group – CHI’s Coverage Working Group meets on an ad hoc basis via teleconference as Medicare issues arise and serves as a forum for our members to discuss and address issues pertaining to Medicare coverage, coding, and reimbursement policies. The Committee activities focus primarily on the development of comments and correspondence to rules and regulations coming out of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Who should get involved:
-Professionals specializing in reimbursement and coverage issues
Intellectual Property (IP) Working Group – CHI’s IP Working Group meets on an ad hoc basis via teleconference as IP issues arise andserves as a forum for our members to discuss and address intellectual property issues, including patent law and reform, licensing and technology transfer policies, and others at the state, federal, and international levels.
Who should get involved:
-IP attorneys and in-house counsel at CHI member firms
-Government relations staff advocating in Washington and Sacramento