Plain English Breakdown
The effective date is unknown until federal approvals are received and funds become available.
Medi-Cal Trauma Screening Providers
This law allows community health workers and enrolled doulas to be paid by Medi-Cal for screening patients for past trauma, provided they make referrals when needed.
What This Bill Does
- Adds community-based organizations using community health workers as qualified providers eligible for payment for ACEs screenings.
- Includes local health jurisdictions that provide services through community health workers as qualified providers.
- Allows enrolled doulas to be paid by Medi-Cal for conducting these trauma screenings.
- Requires the Department of Health Care Services to update its website and the ACEs Aware site with this new provider information.
- Authorizes the department to create rules using provider manuals or notices instead of formal regulatory actions.
Who It Names or Affects
- Community-based organizations employing community health workers
- Local health jurisdictions providing services through community health workers
- Doulas enrolled as Medi-Cal providers
- The State Department of Health Care Services
Terms To Know
- ACEs trauma screenings
- Checks to see if a person has experienced stressful or harmful events in their early life.
- Community health workers
- Trained people who help connect community members with medical and social services.
- Doulas
- Professionals who provide support to pregnant women during pregnancy, labor, or after birth.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law only takes effect if the federal government approves a change to California's state plan.
- Implementation depends on whether federal funds are available to help pay for these services.
- Specific details about how referrals must be made will come later in provider manuals or notices.