CA AB1906

Requires health care service plans and insurance policies issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, to cover annual cervical cancer screening home test kits without cost sharing (no deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance)

Adds cervical cancer home test kits as a covered Medi-Cal benefit starting January 1, 2027, with no cost sharing requirements including share of cost or spend down provisions

Coverage requires referral from a patient's health care provider and applies to both fee-for-service and managed care Medi-Cal delivery systems

Maintains existing requirements for coverage of in-office cervical cancer screening tests including conventional Pap tests and FDA-approved HPV screening tests

Amends the Health and Safety Code, Insurance Code, and Welfare and Institutions Code to implement these changes