Plain English Breakdown
The effective date of the law is not provided in the official metadata or summary.
Medi-Cal Community Health Worker Services Analysis
This law requires the Department of Health Care Services to study and report yearly on how Medi-Cal members use community health worker services.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Department of Health Care Services to review outreach efforts by managed care plans every year.
- Mandates an annual analysis of community health worker (CHW) service usage, capacity, and needs.
- Orders that reports be sent to the Legislature and posted on the department's website starting July 1, 2027.
- Requires data breakdowns by region, race, ethnicity, language, age, other sociodemographic factors, and managed care plan.
Who It Names or Affects
- The State Department of Health Care Services
- Medi-Cal managed care plans
- Community health workers (CHWs)
- Medi-Cal beneficiaries
Terms To Know
- Community Health Worker (CHW)
- A person who acts as a link between the community and health or social services to help people access care.
- Medi-Cal managed care plan
- An insurance organization that provides health coverage for Medi-Cal members under state rules.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify how much money will be used to create these reports.
- CHW services are subject to necessary federal approvals, which the state cannot control.
- The text states the first report is due in July 2027 but does not list specific future deadlines beyond that date.