California Governor Signs Flurry Of Health-Related Bills On Topics Ranging From Abortion Medication To School Start Times: Gov. Gavin Newsom capped the end of the legislative session with a bill signing marathon over the past few days. And some of the most notable measures from the year were health-related. Here’s a look at some of them:
― Students at California’s 34 California State University and University of California campuses will have access to medication-induced abortion — commonly known as the abortion pill — at on-campus student health centers by Jan. 1, 2023.
― California will require health insurance companies to cover the cost of fertility procedures for patients undergoing treatment that can make it difficult to have children, such as chemotherapy.
― Among other new restrictions, Californians will be prohibited from buying more than one semiautomatic rifle per month, the sale of gun parts to ex-felons or people with a history of mental illness and the sale of semiautomatic centerfire rifles to people younger than 21 will be banned.
― The state attorney general will be given more power to go after pharmaceutical companies that engage in “pay for delay."
― Young adults in the country illegally will be eligible for Medi-Cal if their incomes qualify.
― Private, for-profit prisons and immigrant detention centers in the state will be banned.
― Hospitals will be required to report annually on efforts to purchase services, equipment and supplies from businesses with diverse ownership.
― Investment advisers and broker-dealers will be required to report suspected financial abuse of elder or dependent adults.
― School children will be guaranteed a state-funded meal of their choice, even if their parent or guardian has unpaid meal fees to combat “lunch shaming.”
Read a roundup of the health care related legislation from California Healthline here.
Comments (0)