Bill > SB228

This bill aims to enhance the Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP) by clarifying and strengthening the roles of the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the State Department of Public Health. The bill specifies that DHCS will be the primary agency responsible for implementing the CPSP within the Medi-Cal program, with support from the Department of Public Health. By July 1, 2027, the departments must clarify their respective roles and responsibilities through updated regulations. The bill requires DHCS to develop a mandatory training program for all perinatal providers, including those in managed care and fee-for-service systems, and ensure that Medi-Cal managed care plans include information about enhanced perinatal benefits in their member handbooks. Starting in January 2026, DHCS must implement a system to ensure providers offer Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program services to eligible beneficiaries and conduct quality assurance reviews every three years. Additionally, the bill mandates detailed reporting requirements, with DHCS required to submit reports to legislative health committees by July 15, 2026, and every three years thereafter, identifying the number of pregnant and postpartum individuals who received and were offered CPSP services. These provisions are intended to improve monitoring, oversight, and service delivery in the perinatal care program, based on recommendations from a California State Auditor's report.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB228