Bill Text: CA AB1478 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled

California Assembly Bill 1478

Bill Title: Maternal health: community-based comprehensive perinatal care: database of referral networks.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2024-01-25 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file. [AB1478 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB1478-Enrolled.html

Enrolled September 14, 2023

Passed IN Senate September 12, 2023

Passed IN Assembly May 31, 2023

Amended IN Assembly May 18, 2023

Amended IN Assembly April 18, 2023

Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2023

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1478

Introduced by Assembly Member Cervantes

February 17, 2023

An act to amend Section 123490 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to maternal health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1478, Cervantes. Maternal health: community-based comprehensive perinatal care: database of referral networks.

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to develop and maintain a statewide comprehensive community-based perinatal services program. Existing law also requires the department to enter into contracts, grants, or agreements with health care providers to deliver these services in a coordinated effort in medically underserved areas or areas with demonstrated need.

This bill would require, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department to develop and maintain on its internet website a database of referral networks of community-based mental health providers and support services addressing, among other topics, postpartum depression and prenatal care, as specified, in the above-described areas. The bill would require the database to include information on mental health providers and support groups that allow patient-driven care access, as specified. The bill would require the department to update the database annually to ensure the database contains up-to-date information.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 123490 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

123490.

(a) The department shall develop and maintain a statewide comprehensive community-based perinatal services program and enter into contracts, grants, or agreements with health care providers to deliver these services in a coordinated effort, to the extent permitted under federal law and regulation. These contracts, grants, or agreements shall be made in medically underserved areas or areas with demonstrated need. This section does not prevent reallocation of resources or use of new moneys for the development of new community-based comprehensive perinatal systems in underserved areas or areas with demonstrated need, and supplementation of systems already in existence.

(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, and upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department shall develop and maintain on its internet website a database of referral networks of community-based mental health providers and support services addressing postpartum depression, prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care, neonatal and infant care services, and providing support groups, to improve access to postpartum depression screening, referral, treatment, and support services in the areas described in subdivision (a).

(2) The database shall include information on available and accessible mental health providers and support groups that allow patient-driven care access, including, but not limited to, telehealth and virtual care.

(3) The department shall update the database annually to ensure the database contains up-to-date information.

(c) As a condition of receiving funds from the Maternal and Child Health program, contractors shall bill the Medi-Cal program for services provided to Medi-Cal recipients.