Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, California healthcare service plans, health insurers, and certain other organizations must ensure that staff who have direct enrollee contact receive evidence-based cultural competency training focused on transgender-inclusive healthcare. This requirement arises from Senate Bill No. 923, a law passed by the California legislature in 2022. Provider directories must also be updated by March 1, 2025, to identify which in-network providers have previously offered gender-affirming services.
California SB 923: New Trans-Inclusive Healthcare Requirements for Health Plans
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