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. Existing law provides that abortion is a covered benefit under Medi-Cal. Existing regulation authorizes reimbursement for specified medications used to terminate a pregnancy through the 70th day from the first day of the recipient's last menstrual period. This bill would require the department, by March 1, 2024, to review and update Medi-Cal coverage policies for medication abortion to align with current evidence-based clinical guidelines. After the initial review, the bill would require the department to update its Medi-Cal coverage policies for medication abortion as needed to align with evidence-based clinical guidelines. The bill would require the department to allow flexibility for providers to exercise their clinical judgment when services are performed in a manner that aligns with one or more evidence-based clinical guidelines.
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 2552.).
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 16. Page 2023.)
Measure version as amended on March 30 corrected.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 18).
Coauthors revised.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB576 | HTML |
| 02/08/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/30/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/12/23 - Enrolled |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/07/23- Assembly Health | |
| 05/01/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/19/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/26/23- Senate Health | |
| 07/07/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 09/02/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 10/20/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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