Menopause., the official text

An act to add Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 128570) to Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information to oversee and administer various health programs and to collect health data. Existing law establishes the Medical Board of California and the Osteopathic Medical Board of California for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons and osteopathic physicians and surgeons. Existing law requires the boards to adopt and administer standards, including for the continuing education of those licensees.
This bill would require the department to work with the Medical Board of California, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, and state higher education entities to assess, among other things, physicians and surgeons’ education and training, as specified, relating to menopause diagnosis and treatment. The bill would require the department to prepare a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2027, that, among other things, identifies gaps in medical education and training related to menopause and in menopause diagnosis and management practices among physicians and surgeons.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 128570) is added to Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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(a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall work with the Medical Board of California, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, and state higher education entities to assess both of the following:
(1) Physicians and surgeons’ education and training regarding menopause diagnosis and management.
(2) Trends in practice patterns regarding menopause diagnosis and treatment by specialty, region, sex, race or ethnicity, medical practice setting, and experience.
(b) (1) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall prepare a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2027, that does both of the following:
(A) Identifies gaps in medical education and training related to menopause and in menopause diagnosis and management practices among physicians and surgeons.
(B) Recommends state policy needed to improve menopause-related education and training and to improve health outcomes for people who experience menopause.
(2) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.