Reproductive health care pilot program.

Existing law establishes the California Health and Human Services Agency, which includes the State Department of Public Health, among other state departments, and is charged with the administration of health, social, and other human services. This bill, subject to an appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute for these purposes and until January 1, 2028, would require the agency, or an entity designated by the agency, to establish and administer a pilot program to direct funds to primary care clinics that provide reproductive health care services in 5 counties. The bill would require a participating primary care clinic to implement at least one of a number of specified activities to improve health care delivery for marginalized patients, and to annually report to the agency over 2 years regarding its efforts and progress with those activities. The bill would require the agency to report to the Legislature on the program on or before June 1, 2026.