Bill Text: CA AB2320 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2320 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Reproductive health care pilot program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2022-09-22 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB2320 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB2320-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2320

Introduced by Assembly Member Cristina Garcia

February 16, 2022

An act to add and repeal Article 5 (commencing with Section 100340) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2320, as introduced, Cristina Garcia. Reproductive health care pilot program.

Existing law establishes the State Department of Health Care Services, and requires the department to administer various health programs. Existing law authorizes the department to award funding and grants for specified health programs and studies, including maternal and child health grants.

This bill, until January 1, 2028, would require the department to establish and administer a pilot program to direct funds to community health clinics that provide reproductive health care services in 5 counties. The bill would require a participating health clinic to undertake specified activities to improve health care delivery for marginalized patients, and to annually report to the department over 2 years regarding its efforts and progress with those activities. The bill would require the department to report to the Legislature on the program on or before June 1, 2026.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Article 5 (commencing with Section 100340) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:

Article 5. Reproductive Health Care Pilot Program

100340.

(a) The department shall establish and administer a pilot program to direct funds to community health clinics that provide reproductive health care services in five counties that agree to participate.

(b) The department shall select one county each to represent the rural north, urban north, central, rural south, and urban south regions of the state. To select each county, the department shall consider the number of community health clinics in the county, the average income of county residents, the languages spoken by county residents, and the likelihood that nonresidents will be traveling to the county for reproductive health care services.

(c) On or before June 1, 2026, the department shall report to the Legislature on the pilot program. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

100341.

(a) A community health clinic that provides reproductive health care services in a participating county may apply to the department in a form and manner as determined by the department.

(b) A community health clinic’s application shall include a report on the clinic’s service of historically marginalized patients, spoken language translation services, and partnerships with other local centers.

100342.

(a) A participating community health clinic shall do all of the following to improve health care delivery for marginalized patients:

(1) Implement staff trainings on reproductive justice principles and trauma-informed care, with a focus on serving historically marginalized patients, including people of color, people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer, people who have low-English proficiency, and survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

(2) Improve spoken language translation services for non-English speakers.

(3) Build sustainable partnerships and inservice trainings with local centers, including domestic violence centers and homeless shelters, to strengthen wraparound care.

(b) On or before December 1, 2024, and on or before December 1, 2025, a participating community health clinic shall submit an annual report to the department detailing the clinic’s efforts and progress with the activities required pursuant to subdivision (a).