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Perinatal health screenings and treatment.

It became law on Sep 30.

CA SB 626 · Senate Bill · 2025–2026

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Became law
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Senate
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Latest action
Sep 30

Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Sep 30

What it does

Existing law requires a licensed health care practitioner who provides prenatal, postpartum, or interpregnancy care for a patient to offer to screen or appropriately screen a mother for maternal mental health conditions. For purposes of that requirement, existing law defines "maternal mental health condition" to mean a mental health condition that occurs during pregnancy, the postpartum period, or interpregnancy, as specified.

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Law in California. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.

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