Akilah Weber
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 79
Author
Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Under existing law, in-person, face-to-face contact is not required under the Medi-Cal program when covered health care services are provided by video synchronous interaction, audio-only synchronous interaction, remote patient monitoring, or other permissible virtual communication modalities, when those services and settings meet certain criteria. This bill would require the department to, by October 1, 2025, produce a public report on telehealth in the Medi-Cal program that includes analyses of, among other things, (1) telehealth access and utilization, (2) the effect of telehealth on timeliness of, access to, and quality of care, and (3) the effect of telehealth on clinical outcomes, as specified. The bill would authorize the department, in collaboration with the California Health and Human Services Agency, to issue policy recommendations based on the report's findings.
In committee: Held under submission.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 5).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 5157.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 1).
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 2).
From printer. May be heard in committee February 29.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1943 | HTML |
| 01/29/24 - Introduced | |
| 04/04/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/06/24 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/28/24- Assembly Health | |
| 04/30/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 06/03/24- Senate Health | |
| 06/14/24- Senate Appropriations |
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