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What it does
(1) Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California and requires the board to adopt and administer standards for the continuing education of those licensees. Existing law requires the board, in determining its continuing education requirements, to consider including a course in menopausal mental or physical health.
More detail
This bill would delete that requirement of the board. The bill would require, beginning July 1, 2026, and until July 1, 2032, a qualifying physician and surgeon, as defined, who completes continuing medical education courses in perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopausal care to receive 2 hours of credit for each hour completed of that coursework, as specified.
Existing law, the Osteopathic Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of osteopathic physicians and surgeons by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California and requires the board to adopt and administer standards for the continuing education of those licensees.
This bill would require osteopathic physicians and surgeons to receive the same credit as described above for completed coursework relating to perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopausal care.
(2) Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law sets forth specified coverage requirements for health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies.
This bill would require a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy that covers outpatient prescription drugs, except as specified, that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, to include coverage for evaluation and treatment options for symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. The bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer to annually provide clinical care recommendations, as specified, for hormone therapy to all contracted primary care providers who treat individuals with perimenopause and menopause. Because a willful violation of these provisions by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 22Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.Latest
- 2025
- Oct 13Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
- Oct 13Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom.Major
- Sep 22Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 11
- Vote recorded AB 432 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 10Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 3224.).Major
- Sep 9In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB432 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Rubio. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 9Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2748.).Passed Senate
- Sep 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 5Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Sep 2Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 29Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 29From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).Major
- Aug 18In committee: Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 17Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jul 17From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 16).Major
- Jul 16
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 9From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Major
- Jul 7From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 18Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and HEALTH.Minor
- Jun 4In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 432 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 3Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 2020.)Passed Assembly
- May 28Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 27Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- May 27From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).Major
- May 27Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
- May 23
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- May 14In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Apr 30From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 30Coauthors revised.
- Apr 29
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 24Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Apr 23Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 22From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 22).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 27In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 10Re-referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Minor
- Feb 18Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B. & P.Minor
- Feb 6From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
- Feb 5Read first time. To print.Introduced