CA AB1895

Requires acute care hospitals operating perinatal units that anticipate service reductions or closures within 6 months to report specified information to the Department of Health Care Access and Information, including staffing numbers, delivery volumes, insurance coverage of patients, and financial metrics.

Mandates the Department of Health Care Access and Information, in conjunction with the State Department of Public Health and State Department of Health Care Services, to conduct a community impact assessment within 3 months identifying the 3 closest hospitals with perinatal units, their distance from the affected facility, and any restrictions on reproductive health services.

Requires hospitals planning to close perinatal units to provide 90 days advance public notice on their website, including the community impact assessment results, and to conduct at least one public hearing and accept written comments for 60 days.

Keeps hospital reports and community impact assessments confidential to the extent permitted by law, unless the assessment is later disclosed with public notice of an actual perinatal unit closure.

Creates a state-mandated local program with no state reimbursement required, as costs stem from creation of new criminal violations under existing penalty provisions.