Bill > SB912

This bill aims to enhance comprehensive perinatal services within California's Medi-Cal program by shifting oversight responsibility for the statewide program to the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), while the State Department of Public Health (CDPH) will continue to manage related contracts and grants. Key provisions include requiring DHCS to develop training for all perinatal providers serving Medi-Cal members, establish a system for monitoring and reporting on the utilization of these services, and mandate that Medi-Cal managed care plans inform their members about comprehensive perinatal services and ensure their network providers receive the required training. The bill also clarifies that participation in these services is voluntary for Medi-Cal members and introduces changes to how Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) are reimbursed, specifically by prohibiting encounters with comprehensive perinatal practitioners who are not otherwise billable health professionals from counting towards a Prospective Payment System (PPS) billable visit, and authorizing an alternative payment method for community health workers. Additionally, the bill requires Medi-Cal providers offering pregnancy care to inform members about comprehensive perinatal services and expands the definition of the perinatal period to include up to 12 months postpartum.

Health and Social Services

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