Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program.

New Section 123487 requires DHCS, in collaboration with CDPH, to update regulations by July 1, 2027 to clarify each department's roles and responsibilities and adjust monitoring and oversight systems, including monitoring of managed care plans and fee-for-service providers.

New Section 123487 requires DHCS to develop training on administering the perinatal program and require all perinatal providers in the program to attend the training.

New Section 123487 requires DHCS to develop a form for providers to collect information on the offer and use of perinatal services.

The periodic reports (due every three years starting January 1, 2028) now must identify the number of pregnant and postpartum individuals that received program services, rather than only identifying the providers that conducted reviews.

A new provision (revised Section 123486) explicitly states that DHCS's duties under this article do not supersede its authority as the designated single state agency for Medicaid administration, and that DHCS is ultimately responsible for implementing the perinatal benefit for Medi-Cal purposes.

Section 1 was restructured to add two new requirements: (a) clarifying that DHCS is primarily responsible for delivering CPS benefits as the Medi-Cal oversight agency, with intent to collaborate with CDPH when appropriate; and (b) requiring DHCS to collaborate with CDPH on updated regulations. The oversight system requirement now specifically names managed care plans alongside providers.

The legislative intent language was softened from implementing 'the remaining recommendations' in the State Auditor report to implementing 'several recommendations,' and the framing was changed to focus on enhancing monitoring and oversight of the program.

The deadline for the initial report identifying providers that conducted reviews was extended from January 15, 2026 to July 15, 2026.

The bill text was reformatted from the traditional legislative document format (with line numbers, page headers, and column layout) into a web-based presentation format. No policy language was changed.

New Section 123521 requires DHCS to submit a report by January 15, 2026 identifying providers that conducted reviews of the Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2025, and then every three years starting January 1, 2028 for the previous three-year period. Reports must comply with Government Code Section 9795.

The definition of 'Department' in Section 123485(g) was changed from 'the State Department of Public Health, Health Care Services, unless otherwise designated' to 'the State Department of Health Care Services, unless otherwise designated,' removing ambiguity about which department is referenced.

Section 1 legislative intent was restructured: the original three-item list (reporting every three years, oversight system, data form) was reduced to two items by removing the general reporting requirement, since it is now specifically codified in new Section 123521 with concrete dates.

The bill title was updated from adding 'Section 123486' to adding 'Sections 123486 and 123521' to reflect the new section. Section numbering shifted accordingly (old Section 4 became Section 5).