Hillarie Levy and Robin Libitsky Hillarie Levy doesn't give up.

The outspoken Simi Valley mother refused to give up hope for her daughter, Robin Libitsky, who died from a rare form of cancer in 2005 at the age of 29.

And Levy never quit looking for a way to hold accountable all six Kaiser doctors who allegedly misdiagnosed Robin. Levy's efforts may now be paying off.

Last week, Levy urged a state Senate committee to pass SB 1438, which would require medical providers to report every doctor named in an arbitration award to the state medical board for inclusion on their website.

By law, the medical board must make public the names and li

censes of doctors against whom an arbitration award is granted.

Levy told the bipartisan Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee that although Robin won nearly $1 million in a 2002 award against Kaiser and six of its physicians, only one doctor was reported to the medical board.

"I made it clear it wasn't for me anymore," Levy said of her testimony in Sacramento. "It's not going to save Robin. These are problems that are happening to everyone. This affects everyone."

Sen. Liz Figueroa (D-Fremont) is the author of SB 1438. Figueroa also sponsored the initial law.

"Our view is that this was the case all along," said Jeff Barbosa, a spokesman for Figueroa. "But the bill does clarify it so it can't be misinterpreted."

After Levy testified, the Senate committee unanimously passed SB 1438. The bill now goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee and from there to the Assembly for its approval.

"We expect it to pass," Barbosa said, pointing out that the bill has the backing of both Democrats and Republicans since it passed the bipartisan committee.

If the bill makes it to the governor for his signature, Levy wants to be present when he officially makes it law.

The same day she spoke to the committee, Levy met with Lew Chartrand, chief deputy director of the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), and Edward Heidig, deputy secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, the umbrella state organization that oversees the DMHC.

Levy said they talked about other disturbing issues that surfaced during Robin's treatment at Kaiser. Levy alleged the hospital's ombudsman couldn't differentiate between legitimate and false legal documents and criticized the hospital's policies of placing cancer patients on a low priority for blood transfusions, requesting organ donation from ineligible cancer patients and inappropriately promoting hospice care.

A Kaiser spokesman did not respond to questions by press time.

Lynne Randolph, a DMHC spokeswoman, wouldn't comment specifically on what Heidig and Chartrand plan to do about Levy's charges, citing state laws regarding personal health matters.

"We'll be responding to (Levy) through correspondence on those four points," she said.