| Type of Measure |
|---|
| Inactive Bill - Vetoed |
| Majority Vote Required |
| Non-Appropriation |
| Fiscal Committee |
| State-Mandated Local Program |
| Non-Urgency |
| Non-Tax levy |
| Last 5 History Actions | |
|---|---|
| Date | Action |
| 09/22/24 | Vetoed by Governor. |
| 09/13/24 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| 08/31/24 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 6. Page 7134.). |
| 08/31/24 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 08/31/24 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 4. Page 5761.). |
| Governor's Message |
|---|
| To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 2250 without my signature. This bill would require commercial health plans and Medi-Cal to provide coverage for social determinants of health screenings, and to provide physicians with adequate access to community health workers that may perform these screenings. My Administration has made significant investments in policies that contemplate and improve social determinants of health, such as housing, social services, community engagement, economic development, and public education. While I support the goal of this proposal, it is duplicative of existing efforts at the state and federal level, including the work the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is doing through CalAIM and the newly created federal billing code for social determinants of health risk assessments, which DHCS is currently considering. Further, this bill lacks clarity regarding "adequate access" to community health workers, which would be difficult to operationalize. For these reasons, I cannot sign this bill. Sincerely, Gavin Newsom |