CA SB1033

Requires the Department of Managed Health Care and Insurance Commissioner to revise regulations by July 1, 2024 (extended from 2023) to establish standards for health care service plans and health insurers to collect member-level demographic data and assess individual cultural, linguistic, and health-related social needs.

Mandates health care plans and insurers obtain National Committee for Quality Assurance Health Equity Accreditation (or appropriate alternative accreditation for specialized plans) and establish standardized categories for collecting self-reported demographic data by race, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability.

Changes the frequency of needs assessment updates from annually to every three years for health care service plans and health insurers.

Requires plans and insurers to provide technical assistance programs for data collection and health equity improvement, funded by pooling state and federal funds including fines on non-compliant plans.

Clarifies that demographic profile means individual-level self-reported data and defines "health-related social needs" as conditions including food insecurity, housing instability, and lack of transportation.