Report 2023-103 Recommendation 8 Responses

Report 2023-103: The Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program: The Lack of Usage Data Prevents the State From Knowing How Often Medi‑Cal Members Receive Perinatal Care (Release Date: February 2024)

Recommendation #8 To: Public Health, Department of

To ensure that providers are knowledgeable about the services the perinatal program requires, by December 2024, Public Health should require that all fee-for-service perinatal program providers attend training on administering the perinatal program.

6-Month Agency Response

Public Health and Health Care Services have collaboratively developed an internal inventory for members and providers with CPSP materials, including policy guidance and training, to identify opportunities for both departments to streamline and increase access and awareness to provider trainings of CPSP services.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending

60-Day Agency Response

Public Health's Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division will collaborate with our Office of Legal Services to assess the necessity of regulatory changes for mandating provider training. Public Health will work with Health Care Services to align any necessary regulatory changes with Recommendation #3. If regulatory changes are needed, the December 2024 implementation may be delayed, although we will strive to achieve it.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2023-103

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.