Health facilities: perinatal services.
- Requires all general acute care hospitals to provide perinatal services as a basic medical service.
- Mandates hospitals without perinatal services to submit detailed compliance plans to state health officials.
- Requires hospitals to establish transfer agreements with facilities that provide perinatal care if unable to offer services.
- Expands criminal penalties to include violations of the new perinatal service requirements.
Assembly Member Bains proposes requiring California general acute care hospitals to provide perinatal services as part of their basic service offerings. The legislation establishes a compliance framework for facilities that do not currently offer these services, requiring them to submit detailed plans to the Department of Public Health demonstrating either their path to providing perinatal care or documenting why they cannot.
Hospitals unable to directly provide perinatal services must maintain transfer agreements with facilities that do offer such care. Their compliance plans must include financial documentation showing why they cannot establish their own services, along with a description of steps taken to explore implementing perinatal care. The Department of Public Health will review and either approve or deny these plans based on criteria to be established.
The measure expands existing criminal penalties for health facility violations to include non-compliance with the new perinatal services requirement. While the bill creates a state-mandated local program, it specifies that no reimbursement to local agencies is required since the changes only modify the definition of a crime under California law.
 Joaquin ArambulaD Assemblymember | Committee Member |  Not Contacted | |
 Buffy WicksD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Lisa CalderonD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Mike FongD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Jasmeet BainsD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted |
Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.
Introduced By
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | 2 | 16 | PASS |
- Requires all general acute care hospitals to provide perinatal services as a basic medical service.
- Mandates hospitals without perinatal services to submit detailed compliance plans to state health officials.
- Requires hospitals to establish transfer agreements with facilities that provide perinatal care if unable to offer services.
- Expands criminal penalties to include violations of the new perinatal service requirements.
Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Bains proposes requiring California general acute care hospitals to provide perinatal services as part of their basic service offerings. The legislation establishes a compliance framework for facilities that do not currently offer these services, requiring them to submit detailed plans to the Department of Public Health demonstrating either their path to providing perinatal care or documenting why they cannot.
Hospitals unable to directly provide perinatal services must maintain transfer agreements with facilities that do offer such care. Their compliance plans must include financial documentation showing why they cannot establish their own services, along with a description of steps taken to explore implementing perinatal care. The Department of Public Health will review and either approve or deny these plans based on criteria to be established.
The measure expands existing criminal penalties for health facility violations to include non-compliance with the new perinatal services requirement. While the bill creates a state-mandated local program, it specifies that no reimbursement to local agencies is required since the changes only modify the definition of a crime under California law.
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | 2 | 16 | PASS |
Joaquin ArambulaD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Buffy WicksD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Lisa CalderonD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Mike FongD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Jasmeet BainsD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted |