All of the following requirements apply to the provision of services pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 14132: (a) âComprehensive perinatal providerâ means any general practice physician, family physician and surgeon, obstetrician-gynecologist, pediatrician, certified nurse-midwife, a group, any of whose members is one of the above-named providers, or any preferred provider organization or clinic enrolled in the Medi-Cal program and certified pursuant to the standards of this section. (b) âPerinatalâ means the period from the establishment of pregnancy to one month following delivery. (c) âComprehensive perinatal servicesâ shall include, but not be limited to, the provision of the combination of services developed through the former Department of Health Services Obstetrical Access Pilot Program provided or coordinated by a comprehensive perinatal provider. (d) The comprehensive perinatal provider shall schedule visits with appropriate providers and track the patient to verify whether services have been received. As part of the reimbursement for coordinating these services, the comprehensive perinatal provider shall ensure the provision of the following services either through the providerâs own service or through subcontracts or referrals to other providers: (1) A psychosocial assessment and when appropriate referrals to counseling. (2) Nutrition assessments and when appropriate referral to counseling on food supplement programs, vitamins, and breastfeeding. (3) Health, childbirth, and parenting education. (e) (1) Except where existing law prohibits the employment of physicians, a health care provider may employ or contract with all of the following medical and other practitioners for the purpose of providing the comprehensive services delineated in this section: (A) Physicians, including a general practitioner, a family physician and surgeon, a pediatrician, or an obstetrician-gynecologist. (B) Certified nurse-midwives. (C) Licensed midwives. (D) Nurses. (E) Nurse practitioners. (F) Physician assistants. (G) Social workers. (H) Health and childbirth educators. (I) Registered dietitians. (2) The department shall adopt regulations that define the qualifications of any of these practitioners who are not currently included under the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. Providers shall, as feasible, utilize staffing patterns that reflect the linguistic and cultural features of the populations they serve. (f) The California Medical Assistance Program and the Maternal and Child Health Branch of the State Department of Public Health, in consultation with the California Conference of Local Health Officers, shall establish standards for health care providers and services rendered pursuant to this subdivision. (g) The department shall assist local health departments to establish a community perinatal program whose responsibilities may include certifying and monitoring providers of comprehensive perinatal services. The department shall provide the local health departments with technical assistance for the purpose of implementing the community perinatal program. The department shall utilize, to the extent feasible, and to the extent funding for administrative costs is available, local health departments in the administration of the perinatal program. If these funds are unavailable, the department shall use alternative means to implement the community perinatal program. (h) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department shall establish a method for reimbursement of comprehensive perinatal providers that shall include a fee for coordinating services and shall be sufficient to cover reasonable costs for the provision of comprehensive perinatal services. The department may utilize fees for service, capitated fees, or global fees to reimburse providers. However, if capitated or global fees are established, the department shall set minimum standards for the provision of services including, but not limited
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