California Health and Safety Code

§ 1367.626

HSC § 1367.626 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 2 · Ch. 2.2 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)(1) On or before January 1, 2025, a health care service plan shall develop a maternal and infant health equity program that addresses racial health disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes through the use of doulas. This may be achieved by integrating the program into existing maternal mental health programs, including those encouraging the coverage of doula care, or by expanding existing doula programs.

(2)(A) A Medi-Cal managed care plan shall be considered compliant with the requirements of this section by providing coverage of doula services so long as doula services are a Medi-Cal covered benefit.

(B)For the purpose of this section, “Medi-Cal managed care plan” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (j) of Section 14184.101 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 349, Sec. 2. (AB 904) Effective January 1, 2024.