§ 127633. — 127633. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 562, Sec. 2.)

(a)
A Medi-Cal enrolled provider, as determined by the State Department of Health Care Services, may apply for a grant, and a continuation award after the initial grant, under this chapter if they agree to provide abortion and contraception services in accordance with all of the following:
(1)
The abortion and contraception services provided are within the provider’s scope of practice and licensure.
(2)
The provider agrees to be identified, in a manner determined by the department, as a participating provider in the program. An institutional provider shall not be required to identify any individual who is an abortion provider as a condition of a grant awarded pursuant to this
chapter.
(3)
To the extent services provided are covered pursuant to Section 14132 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the services shall be provided at no cost or a reduced cost to an individual with a household income at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level who meets both of the following criteria:
(A)
Is uninsured or has health care coverage that does not include both abortion and contraception.
(B)
Is not otherwise eligible to receive both abortion and contraception at no cost through the Medi-Cal and Family PACT programs.
(b)
For purposes of this chapter, an individual’s self-declaration of income and source of health care coverage made to the provider at the time of service shall be all that is required to determine whether the
individual may be able to access no-cost or reduced-cost services pursuant to this chapter.
(c)
This chapter does not require a provider to accept additional patients if, in the reasonable professional judgment of the provider, accepting additional patients would endanger access to, or continuity of, care for existing patients.
(d)
The department shall work with the State Department of Health Care Services to notify Medi-Cal enrolled providers of the availability of funding under this chapter, including any pertinent deadlines and other requirements.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 562, Sec. 2. (AB 2134) Effective January 1, 2023.