AB 47: Pelvic floor physical therapy coverage.
- Session Year: 2023-2024
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2022-12-05
Current Status:
Failed
(2024-02-01: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Enacted
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care, and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy to provide maternity coverage, and prohibits the restriction, reduction, or denial of specified maternity benefits.
This bill would require a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024, to provide coverage for pelvic floor physical therapy after pregnancy. Because a willful violation of the bills requirements relative to health care service plans would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
(a)A health care service plan contract issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024, shall provide coverage for pelvic floor physical therapy after pregnancy.
(b)For the purpose of this section, health care service plan includes a Medi-Cal managed care plan that contracts with the State Department of Health Care Services pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
SEC. 2.Section 10119.55 is added to the Insurance Code, to read:10119.55.A health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024, shall provide coverage for pelvic floor physical therapy after pregnancy.
SEC. 3.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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| Feb 1, 2024 | From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. |
| Apr 20, 2023 | In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| Apr 20, 2023 | Introduced measure version corrected. |
| Mar 20, 2023 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| Dec 6, 2022 | From printer. May be heard in committee January 5. |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Read first time. To print. |
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