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CA SB1202
Bill
Status
2/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Akilah Weber Pierson
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Health Care Services to create a public data dashboard by January 1, 2028, tracking Medi-Cal applications, enrollment, redeterminations, disenrollments, and terminations stratified by county and demographics including age, race, ethnicity, language, and gender
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Mandates state outreach to Medi-Cal beneficiaries about new federal work/community engagement requirements enacted under Public Law 119-21 (July 4, 2025), including compliance instructions, exemption processes, and consequences of noncompliance
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Requires Medi-Cal managed care plans to establish outreach and education programs for enrollees covering work requirements, due process rights when eligibility is denied, and contact information for community health workers and navigators
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Counties must make good faith efforts to collaborate with community-based organizations on outreach, with all efforts meeting National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
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Dashboard must track work requirement exemptions requested and granted, procedural denials, terminations, and appeals data with monthly updates accessible to the public
Legislative Description
Medi-Cal: dashboard and outreach.
Last Action
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
3/4/2026