CA SB1135

Requires health care service plans and health insurers with alternative rate contracts to provide enrollees with information about timely access to care standards annually, effective July 1, 2017.

Mandates plans and insurers disclose appointment wait times for urgent care, nonurgent primary care, specialty care, and telephone screening, plus availability of interpreter services.

Requires information be provided through multiple channels including evidence of coverage, provider directories (starting January 1, 2018), websites, newsletters, and annual renewals to both enrollees and contracting providers.

Obligates plans and insurers to inform contracting providers about California's timely access requirements, complaint procedures, and how to contact the plan if patients cannot obtain timely referrals.

Applies to Medi-Cal managed care plans and specifies no state reimbursement is required as costs result from changes to crime penalties under state-mandated local program exemptions.