Bill Text: CA SB65 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Maternal care and services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-04 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 449, Statutes of 2021. [SB65 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB65-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
April 05, 2021 |
Amended
IN
Senate
March 10, 2021 |
Introduced by Senator Skinner |
December 07, 2020 |
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Article 4.7 (commencing with Section 123635) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
Article
4.7. Maternal Mortality California Pregnancy-Associated Review Committee
123635.
For the purposes of this section, the following terms apply:123636.
(a) The(2)Identifying and reviewing severe maternal morbidity.
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(g)The committee shall receive, and may solicit, voluntary information, including oral or written statements, relating to any maternal death and case of severe maternal morbidity, from
any family member or other interested party, including the patient in a case of severe maternal morbidity, relating to any case that may come before the committee, to the degree practicable. Oral statements received under this paragraph shall be transcribed or summarized in writing.
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
SEC. 3.
Section 123660 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:123660.
(a) A local public health agency that participates in the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review process established by the department shall do all of the following:(a)This article shall be known as, and may be cited as, the Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act.
(b)(1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that physicians engaged in family medicine are in very short supply in California. The current emphasis placed on specialization in medical education has resulted in a shortage of physicians trained to provide comprehensive primary health care to families. The Legislature hereby
declares that it regards the furtherance of a greater supply of competent family physicians to be a public purpose of great importance and further declares the establishment of the program pursuant to this article to be a desirable, necessary, and economical method of increasing the number of family physicians to provide needed medical services to the people of California. The Legislature further declares that it is to the benefit of the state to assist in increasing the number of competent family physicians graduated by colleges and universities of this state to provide primary health care services to families within the state.
(2)The Legislature finds that the shortage of family physicians can be improved by the placing of a higher priority by public and private medical schools, hospitals, and other health care delivery systems in this state, on the recruitment and improved training of medical students and residents to meet the need for
family physicians. To help accomplish this goal, each medical school in California is encouraged to organize a strong family medicine program or department. It is the intent of the Legislature that the programs or departments be headed by a physician who possesses specialty certification in the field of family medicine, and has broad clinical experience in the field of family medicine.
(3)The Legislature further finds that encouraging the training of primary care physician’s assistants, primary care nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, and licensed
midwives will assist in making primary health care services
and maternity care more accessible to the citizenry, and will, in conjunction with the training of family physicians, lead to an improved health care delivery system in California.
(4)Community hospitals in general, and rural community hospitals in particular, as well as other health care delivery systems, are encouraged to develop family medicine residencies in affiliation or association with accredited medical schools, to help meet the need for family physicians in geographical areas of the state with recognized family primary health care needs. Utilization of expanded resources beyond university-based teaching hospitals should be emphasized, including facilities in rural areas wherever possible.
(5)The Legislature also finds and declares that nurses are in very short supply in California. The Legislature hereby declares that it regards the furtherance of a greater supply of nurses to be a public purpose of great importance and further declares the expansion of the program pursuant to this article to include nurses to be a desirable, necessary, and economical method of increasing the number of nurses to provide needed nursing services to the people of California.
(6)The Legislature also finds that maternity care providers are in short supply, and maldistributed around the state, resulting in what the March of Dimes defines as “maternity care deserts” and “limited access maternity care areas.” Many major counties are on track to have a critical shortage of maternity care providers by 2025.
Maternity care is often the very first primary care interaction, and the most common primary care interaction over the life of a woman and birthing person’s reproductive lifespan. Black and Native American individuals and other people of color in particular have significant difficulty in accessing maternity care and family planning services. Black women die from pregnancy-related causes at three to four times that of White women. Black infants are more than twice as likely to die in their first year as White infants. Access to quality care and resultant outcomes are intricately linked. Racial disparities in outcomes, especially, are connected in part to quality of and ability to access maternity care, especially by care providers whose care models elevate patient-centered, holistic, and culturally sensitive care. This kind of care is the hallmark of the midwifery model.
(c)It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for a program designed primarily to increase the number of students and residents receiving quality education and training in the primary care specialties of family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, midwifery, and pediatrics and as primary care physician’s assistants, primary care nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, and licensed midwives, and registered nurses and to maximize the delivery of primary care family physician
services, including maternity services by physician and midwifery providers, to specific areas of California where there is a recognized unmet priority need. This program is intended to be implemented through contracts with accredited medical schools, teaching health centers, programs that train primary care physician’s assistants, programs that train primary care nurse practitioners, programs that train certified nurse-midwives, programs that train licensed midwives, programs that train registered nurses, hospitals, and other health care delivery systems based on per-student or per-resident capitation formulas. It is further intended by the Legislature that the programs will be professionally and administratively accountable so that the maximum cost-effectiveness will be achieved in meeting the professional training standards and criteria set forth in this
article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250).
As used in this article, and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250), the following terms have the following meanings:
(a)“Family physician” means a primary care physician and surgeon who is prepared to and renders continued comprehensive and preventative health care services to individuals and families and who has received specialized training in an approved family medicine residency for three years after graduation from an accredited medical school.
(b)“Primary care physician” means a physician who is prepared to and renders continued comprehensive and preventative health care services, and has received specialized training in the areas of internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, or pediatrics.
(c)“Certified nurse-midwife” means an advanced practice nurse with training in midwifery, as specified in, and a certificate issued pursuant to, Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 2746) of Chapter 6 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.
(d)“Licensed midwife” means an individual who has been issued a license to practice midwifery pursuant to Article 24 (commencing with Section 2505) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.
(e)“Associated” and “affiliated” mean that relationship
that exists by virtue of a formal written agreement between a hospital or other health care delivery system and an approved medical school that pertains to the primary care or family medicine training program for which state contract funds are sought.
(f)“Commission” means the California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission.
(g)“Programs that train primary care physician’s assistants” means a program that has been approved for the training of primary care physician assistants pursuant to Section 3513 of the Business and Professions Code.
(h)“Programs that train primary care nurse practitioners” means a program that is operated by a California school of medicine or nursing, or that is authorized by the Regents of the University of California or by the Trustees of the California State University, or that is approved by the Board of Registered Nursing.
(i)“Programs that train certified nurse-midwives” means a nurse-midwifery education program that is operated by a California school of nursing, or that is authorized by the Regents of the University of California or by the Trustees of the California State University, or that is approved by the Board of Registered Nursing.
(j)“Programs that train licensed midwives” means a midwifery education program operated by a California school of midwifery, and accredited by the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC), or approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, or approved by the Medical Board of California or any other state licensing and regulatory board for licensed midwives.
(k)“Programs that train registered nurses” means a program that is operated by a California school of nursing and approved by the Board of Registered Nursing, or that is authorized by the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, or the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and that is approved by the Board of Registered Nursing.
(l)“Teaching health center” means a community-based ambulatory patient care center that operates a primary
care residency program. Community-based ambulatory patient care settings include, but are not limited to, federally qualified health centers, community mental health centers, rural health clinics, health centers operated by the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe or tribal organization, or an urban Indian organization, and entities receiving funds under Title X of the federal Public Health Service Act (Public Law 91-572).
There is hereby created a state medical contract program with accredited medical schools, teaching health centers, programs that train primary care physician’s assistants, programs that train primary care nurse practitioners, programs that train certified nurse-midwives, programs that train licensed midwives, programs that train registered nurses, hospitals, and other health care delivery systems to increase the number of students and residents receiving quality education and training in the primary care specialties of family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology,
midwifery, and pediatrics, or in nursing and to maximize the delivery of primary care and family physician services to specific areas of California where there is a recognized unmet priority need for those services.
There is hereby created a California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission. The commission shall be composed of 17 members who shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authorities:
(a)Eleven members appointed by the Governor, as follows:
(1)One representative of the University of California medical schools, from a nominee or
nominees submitted by the University of California.
(2)One representative of the private medical or osteopathic schools accredited in California from individuals nominated by each of these schools.
(3)One representative of practicing family medicine physicians.
(4)One representative who is a practicing osteopathic physician or surgeon and who is board certified in either general or family medicine.
(5)One representative of undergraduate medical students in a family medicine program or residence in family medicine training.
(6)One representative of trainees in a primary care physician’s assistant program or a practicing physician’s assistant.
(7)One representative of trainees in a primary care nurse practitioners program or a practicing nurse practitioner.
(8)One representative of trainees in a California nurse-midwifery education program or a practicing certified nurse-midwife.
(9)One representative of trainees in a California midwifery education program or a practicing licensed midwife.
(10)One representative
of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, from nominees submitted by the office director.
(11)One representative of practicing registered nurses.
(b)Two consumer representatives of the public who are not elected or appointed public officials, one appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and one appointed by the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Rules.
(c)Two representatives of practicing registered nurses, one appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and one appointed by the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on
Rules.
(d)Two representatives of students in a registered nurse training program, one appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and one appointed by the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Rules.
(e)The Deputy Director of the Healthcare Workforce Development Division in the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, or the deputy director’s designee, shall serve as executive secretary for the commission.
The commission shall identify specific areas of the state where unmet priority needs for dentists, physicians, midwives, and registered nurses exist.
The commission shall do all of the following:
(a)Identify specific areas of the state where unmet priority needs for primary care family physicians, midwives, and registered nurses exist.
(b) (1) Establish standards for primary care and family medicine training programs, primary care and family medicine residency programs, postgraduate osteopathic medical programs in primary care or family medicine, and primary care physician assistants programs and programs that train primary care nurse
practitioners, including appropriate provisions to encourage primary care physicians, family physicians, osteopathic family physicians, primary care physician’s assistants, and primary care nurse practitioners who receive training in accordance with this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250) to provide needed services in areas of unmet need within the state. Standards for primary care and family medicine residency programs shall provide that all of the residency programs contracted for pursuant to this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250) shall be approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Residency Review Committee for Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, or Obstetrics and Gynecology. Standards for postgraduate osteopathic medical programs in primary care and family medicine, as approved by the American Osteopathic Association Committee on Postdoctoral Training for interns and residents, shall be established to meet the requirements
of this subdivision in order to ensure that those programs are comparable to the other programs specified in this subdivision. Every program shall include a component of training designed for medically underserved multicultural communities, lower socioeconomic neighborhoods, or rural communities, and shall be organized to prepare program graduates for service in those neighborhoods and communities. Medical schools receiving funds under this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250) shall have programs or departments that recognize family medicine as a major independent specialty. Existence of a written agreement of affiliation or association between a hospital and an accredited medical school shall be regarded by the commission as a favorable factor in considering recommendations to the director for allocation of funds appropriated to the state medical contract program established under this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250). Teaching health centers receiving funds under
this article shall have programs or departments that recognize family medicine as a major independent specialty.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “primary care” and “family medicine” includes the general practice of medicine by osteopathic physicians.
(c)Establish standards for registered nurse training programs. The commission may accept those standards established by the Board of Registered Nursing.
(d)Establish standards for midwifery education programs for certified nurse-midwives and licensed midwives in California. The commission may accept those standards established by their respective licensing and regulatory bodies.
(e)Review and make recommendations to the Director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development concerning the funding of primary care and family medicine programs or departments, primary care and family medicine residencies, programs for the training of primary care physician assistants and primary care nurse
practitioners, and programs for the training of certified nurse-midwive and licensed midwive that are submitted to the Healthcare Workforce Development Division for participation in the contract program established by this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250). If the commission determines that a program proposal that has been approved for funding or that is the recipient of funds under this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250) does not meet the standards established by the commission, it shall submit to the Director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development and the Legislature a report detailing its objections. The commission may request the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to make advance allocations for program development costs from amounts appropriated for the purposes of this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250).
(f)Review and make recommendations to the Director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development concerning the funding of registered nurse training programs that are submitted to the Healthcare Workforce Development Division for participation in the contract program established by this article. If the commission determines that a program proposal that has been approved for funding or that is the recipient of funds under this article does not meet the standards established by the commission, it shall submit to the Director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development and the Legislature a report detailing its objections. The commission may request the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to make advance allocations for program development costs from amounts appropriated for the purposes of this
article.
(g)Establish contract criteria and single per-student and per-resident capitation formulas that shall determine the amounts to be transferred to institutions receiving contracts for the training of primary care and family medicine students and
residents, primary care physician’s assistants, primary care nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, licensed midwives, and registered nurses pursuant to this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250), except as otherwise provided in subdivision (d). Institutions applying for or in receipt of contracts pursuant to this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250) may appeal to the director for waiver of these single capitation formulas. The director may grant the waiver in exceptional cases upon a clear showing by the institution
that a waiver is essential to the institution’s ability to provide a program of a quality comparable to those provided by institutions that have not received waivers, taking into account the public interest in program cost-effectiveness. Recipients of funds appropriated by this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250) shall, as a minimum, maintain the level of expenditure for family medicine or primary care physician’s assistant or family care nurse practitioner training that was provided by the recipients during the 1973–74 fiscal year. Recipients of funds appropriated for registered nurse training pursuant to this article shall, as a minimum, maintain the level of expenditure for registered nurse training that was provided by recipients during the 2004–05 fiscal year. Funds appropriated under this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250) shall be used to develop new programs or to expand existing programs, and shall not replace funds supporting current family
medicine, certified nurse-midwives, licensed midwives, or registered nurse training programs. Institutions applying for or in receipt of contracts pursuant to this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250) may appeal to the director for waiver of this maintenance of effort provision. The director may grant the waiver if the director determines that there is reasonable and proper cause to grant the waiver.
(h)(1)Review and make recommendations to the Director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development concerning the funding of special programs that may be funded on other than a capitation rate basis. These special programs may include the development and funding of the training of primary health care teams of primary care and family medicine
residents, or primary care or family physicians and primary care physician assistants, or primary care nurse practitioners, or certified nurse-midwives or licensed midwives, or registered nurses, undergraduate medical education programs in primary care or family medicine, nurse-midwifery and obstetric training programs that seek to enhance care to underserved and marginalized communities through innovative interprofessional training programs, and programs
that link training programs and medically underserved communities in California that appear likely to result in the location and retention of training program graduates in those communities. These special programs also may include the development phase of new primary care or family medicine residency, primary care physician assistant programs, certified nurse-midwifery, licensed midwifery, primary care nurse practitioner programs, or registered nurse programs.
(2) The commission shall establish standards and contract criteria for special programs recommended under this subdivision.
(i)Review and evaluate these programs regarding compliance with this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250). One standard for evaluation shall be the number of recipients who, after completing the program, actually go on to serve in areas of unmet priority for primary care or family physicians in California, or midwives, or registered nurses who go on to serve in areas of unmet priority for registered nurses.
(j)Review and make
recommendations to the Director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development on the awarding of funds for the purpose of making loan assumption payments for medical students who contractually agree to enter a primary care specialty and practice primary care medicine for a minimum of three consecutive years following completion of a primary care residency training program pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250).
When making recommendations to the Director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development concerning the funding of primary care and family medicine programs or departments, primary care and family medicine residencies, and programs for the training of primary care physician assistants, primary care nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, licensed midwives, or registered nurses, the commission shall give priority to programs that have demonstrated success in the following areas:
(a)Actual placement of individuals in medically underserved areas.
(b)Success in attracting and admitting members
of minority groups to the program.
(c)Success in attracting and admitting individuals who were former residents of medically underserved areas.
(d)Location of the program in a medically underserved area.
(e)The degree to which the program has agreed to accept individuals with an obligation to repay loans awarded pursuant to the Health Professions Education Fund.
Pursuant to this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250), the Director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall do all of the following:
(a)Determine whether primary care and family medicine, primary care physician’s assistant training program proposals, primary care nurse practitioner training program proposals, certified nurse-midwife training program proposals, licensed midwife training program proposals, and registered nurse training program proposals submitted to the California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission for participation in the state medical contract program established by this article and Article 2 (commencing with
Section 128250) meet the standards established by the commission.
(b)Select and contract on behalf of the state with accredited medical schools, teaching health centers, programs that train primary care physician’s assistants, programs that train primary care nurse practitioners, programs that train certified nurse-midwives, programs that train licensed midwives, hospitals, and other health care delivery systems for the purpose of training undergraduate medical students and residents in the specialties of internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, and family medicine. Contracts shall be awarded to those institutions that best demonstrate the ability to provide quality education and training and to retain students and residents in specific areas of California where there is a recognized unmet priority need for primary care
family physicians and maternity care providers. Contracts shall be based upon the recommendations of the commission and in conformity with the contract criteria and program standards established by the commission.
(c)Select and contract on behalf of the state with programs that train registered nurses. Contracts shall be awarded to those institutions that best demonstrate the ability to provide quality education and training and to retain students and residents in specific areas of California where there is a recognized unmet priority need for registered nurses. Contracts shall be based upon the recommendations of the commission and in conformity with the contract criteria and program standards established by the commission.
(d)Terminate, upon 30 days’ written notice, the contract of any institution whose program does not meet the standards established by the commission or that otherwise does not maintain proper compliance with this part, except as otherwise provided in contracts entered into by the director pursuant to this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 128250).
SEC. 4.
Article 4 (commencing with Section 128295) is added to Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:Article 4. Midwifery Workforce Training Act
128295.
This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Midwifery Workforce Training Act.128296.
The Legislature finds and declares that maternity care providers are in short supply and maldistributed around the state, resulting in what the March of Dimes defines as “maternity care deserts” and “limited-access maternity care areas.” Many major counties are on track to have a critical shortage of maternity care providers by 2025. Maternity care is often the very first primary health care interaction, and the most common primary care interaction over the life of a woman and birthing person’s reproductive lifespan. Black and Native American individuals and other people of color in particular have significant difficulty in accessing maternity care and family planning services. Black women die from pregnancy-related causes at a rate of three to four times that of White women. Black infants are more than twice as likely to die in their first year as White infants. Access to quality care and resultant outcomes are intricately linked. Racial disparities in outcomes, especially, are connected in part to quality of and ability to access maternity care, especially by care providers whose care models elevate patient-centered, holistic, and culturally sensitive care. This kind of care is the hallmark of the midwifery model.128297.
For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:128298.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for a program designed primarily to increase the number of students receiving quality education and training as a certified nurse-midwife or a licensed midwife to maximize the delivery of reproductive services to specific areas of California where there is a recognized unmet priority need.SEC. 12.SEC. 5.
Section 17141.5 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:17141.5.
(a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, gross income does not include monetary benefits provided to pregnant and postpartum people pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 18249) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.SEC. 13.SEC. 6.
Section 11320.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:11320.3.
(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or if otherwise exempt, every individual, as a condition of eligibility for aid under this chapter, shall participate in welfare-to-work activities under this article.SEC. 14.SEC. 7.
Section 11450 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 152 of the Statutes of 2020, is amended to read:11450.
(a) (1) (A) Aid shall be paid for each needy family, which shall include all eligible brothers and sisters of each eligible applicant or recipient child and the parents of the children, but shall not include unborn children, or recipients of aid under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000), qualified for aid under this chapter. In determining the amount of aid paid, and notwithstanding the minimum basic standards of adequate care specified in Section 11452, the family’s income, exclusive of any amounts considered exempt as income or paid pursuant to subdivision (e) or Section 11453.1, determined for the prospective semiannual period pursuant to Sections 11265.1, 11265.2, and 11265.3, and then calculated pursuant to Section 11451.5, shall be deducted from the sum specified in the following table, as adjusted for cost-of-living increases pursuant to Section 11453 and paragraph (2). In no case shall the amount of aid paid for each month exceed the sum specified in the following table, as adjusted for cost-of-living increases pursuant to Section 11453 and paragraph (2), plus any special needs, as specified in subdivisions (c), (e), and (f):Number of eligible needy persons in the same home | Maximum aid |
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1
........................
| $ 326 |
2
........................
| 535 |
3
........................
| 663 |
4
........................
| 788 |
5
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| 899 |
6
........................
| 1,010 |
7
........................
| 1,109 |
8
........................
| 1,209 |
9
........................
| 1,306 |
10 or more
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| 1,403 |
SEC. 15.SEC. 8.
Section 11450 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, as added
by Section 2 of Chapter 152 of the Statutes of 2020, is amended to read:11450.
(a) (1) (A) Aid shall be paid for each needy family, which shall include all eligible brothers and sisters of each eligible applicant or recipient child and the parents of the children, but shall not include unborn children, or recipients of aid under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000), qualified for aid under this chapter. In determining the amount of aid paid, and notwithstanding the minimum basic standards of adequate care specified in Section 11452, the family’s income, exclusive of any amounts considered exempt as income or paid pursuant to subdivision (e) or Section 11453.1, determined for the prospective semiannual period pursuant to Sections 11265.1, 11265.2, and 11265.3, and then calculated pursuant to Section 11451.5, shall be deducted from the sum specified in the following table, as adjusted for cost-of-living increases pursuant to Section 11453 and paragraph (2). In no case shall the amount of aid paid for each month exceed the sum specified in the following table, as adjusted for cost-of-living increases pursuant to Section 11453 and paragraph (2), plus any special needs, as specified in subdivisions (c), (e), and (f):Number of eligible needy persons in the same home | Maximum aid |
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1
........................
| $ 326 |
2
........................
| 535 |
3
........................
| 663 |
4
........................
| 788 |
5
........................
| 899 |
6
........................
| 1,010 |
7
........................
| 1,109 |
8
........................
| 1,209 |
9
........................
| 1,306 |
10 or more
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| 1,403 |
SEC. 16.SEC. 9.
Section 14005.18 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:14005.18.
(a) (1) An individual is eligible, to the extent required by federal law, as though the individual was pregnant, for all pregnancy-related and postpartum services for a 60-day period beginning on the last day of(i)This section shall become inoperative upon the date on which paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) may be implemented, and shall be repealed on January 1 of the following
year.
(a)(1)An individual is eligible, to the extent required by federal law, as though the individual was pregnant, for all pregnancy-related and postpartum services for a 60-day period beginning on the last day of pregnancy.
(2)(A)An individual described in paragraph (1) is also eligible for an additional 10-month period following the 60-day postpartum period, for a total of 12 months of continuous eligibility after the end of pregnancy.
(B)This paragraph shall be implemented only to the extent that any necessary federal approvals have been obtained and federal financial
participation is available.
(b)This section shall become operative upon the date on which paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of this section, as amended in Section 16 of the bill that added this section.
(a)(1)The department shall seek any state plan amendments or federal waivers necessary to provide a pregnant individual whose income is over 109 percent of, and is up to and including 138 percent of, the federal poverty level as determined, counted, and valued in accordance with the requirements of Section 1396a(e)(14) of Title 42 of the United States Code, as added by the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) and as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152) and any subsequent amendments, with full scope Medi-Cal benefits without a share of cost during their pregnancy and for a 12-month period beginning on the last day of
their pregnancy.
(b)To the extent permitted by state and federal law,
an individual eligible under this section shall be required to enroll in a Medi-Cal managed care health plan in those counties in which a Medi-Cal managed care health plan is available.
(c)Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department, without taking any further regulatory action, shall implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of all-county letters, plan letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions until the time regulations are adopted. The department shall adopt regulations by July 1, 2017, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, beginning six
months after the effective date of this section, the department shall provide a status report to the Legislature on a semiannual basis, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, until regulations have been adopted.
(d)This section shall be implemented only if and to the extent that federal financial participation is available and any necessary federal approvals have been obtained.
SEC. 19.SEC. 10.
Section 14132.24 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:14132.24.
(a) The following definitions apply for purposes of this section:(B)(i)Payment for doulas shall include prenatal care, care during labor and delivery, postpartum care, and additional services that encompass a broader and more holistic vision of support for the pregnant person and their family or supporting loved ones.