Alternative birth centers: licensing and Medi-Cal reimbursement.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill modifies the licensing and Medi-Cal reimbursement processes for alternative birth centers in California. It removes a requirement that these centers must be part of a hospital system and provide comprehensive perinatal services as defined by Medi-Cal. The bill also changes the requirements for hospital transfer policies, mandating a written policy with specific details about referral arrangements, transfer procedures, medical record sharing, estimated transfer times, and emergency transfer plans. A technical correction is also made to an obsolete reference within a related provision.
Key provisions
- Removes the requirement for alternative birth centers to provide comprehensive perinatal services as defined by Medi-Cal.
- Replaces the requirement for proximity to a hospital with a written hospital transfer policy.
- Requires the hospital transfer policy to include specific details regarding referrals, transfer procedures, medical records, estimated transfer times, and emergency transfer plans.
- Makes a technical correction to an obsolete reference in a related provision.
- Eliminates the requirement for a minimum number of attendants at births.
- Requires dissemination of information regarding child passenger restraint systems.
- Establishes a statewide reimbursement rate for Medi-Cal delivery costs, capped at 80% of hospital rates.
Who is affected
- Pregnant women
- Alternative birth centers
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