Medi-Cal: vision services: performance measures.

Healthcare

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Ahrens
Last action: 2026-06-09
Official status: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on how data will be collected for performance measures.

Medi-Cal Vision Services: Performance Measures

This law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to establish performance measures for Medi-Cal vision services by January 1, 2028.

What This Bill Does

Requires the department to create a list of performance measures for Medi-Cal vision care by January 1, 2028.
Includes information about providers and examinations in these performance measures.
Tells the department to consider trended data and other state standards when evaluating the quality of vision services.
Specifies that the department must post performance measures and related data on their website.

Who It Names or Affects

People who use Medi-Cal for eye care
Doctors and clinics that provide Medi-Cal vision services

Terms To Know

Medi-Cal: A health insurance program in California that helps low-income people pay for medical care.
Performance measures: Ways to check if a service is working well and meeting certain standards.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much money will be used to create these performance measures.
It's unclear what specific data the department needs to collect for each measure.

Bill History

2026-06-09 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-06-03 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-26 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-05-06 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-20 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-16 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 14).
2026-03-03 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-03-02 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-02 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2756, as amended, Ahrens.
Medi-Cal: vision services: performance measures.
Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions.
Under existing law, certain vision care benefits are covered under the Medi-Cal program, relating to, among other things, optometric and optician services and eyeglasses, as specified.
This bill would require the
department
department, by no later than January 1, 2028,
to establish a list of performance measures to
ensure that the vision services under the Medi-Cal program meet quality and access criteria. The bill would require that the performance measures be designed to evaluate utilization, access, and availability of Medi-Cal vision services.
The bill would require certain information within the performance measures, relating to providers and examinations, among other factors. The bill would require the department, when evaluating performance measures, to consider certain criteria, including trended data and other state performance and quality measures.
The bill would require the department to report on each performance measure only to the extent that the department has existing data sources from which to calculate the applicable measure, as specified.
The bill would specify a timeline for the posting of performance measures and data on the department’s internet website. The bill would
also require the department to establish benchmarks for each performance measure and to annually prepare a summary report on complaints and grievances, as specified.

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