California AB2565: Medi-Cal: pharmacist services: reporting.

What the bill says

An act to add Section 14132.967 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal. Medi-Cal Medi-Cal: pharmacist services: reporting. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services through fee-for-service (FFS) or managed care delivery systems. The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions…

From the enrolled text, August 24, 2026:

An act to add Section 14132.967 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal. Medi-Cal Medi-Cal: pharmacist services: reporting. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services through fee-for-service (FFS) or managed care delivery systems. The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions. Under existing law, pharmacist services are a benefit under the Medi-Cal program, subject to federal approval, as specified. Existing law authorizes the department to provide and administer Medi-Cal pharmacy services under a single statewide FFS delivery system, commonly known as the Medi-Cal Rx program. The department has implemented a transition of Medi-Cal pharmacy services, through Medi-Cal Rx, from managed care to FFS as a result of a 2019 executive order by the Governor. This bill would require the department to issue guidance clarifying Medi-Cal managed care plan obligations to cover pharmacist services, as specified. The bill would require the department to update its model evidence of coverage to explicitly include coverage of pharmacist services. The bill would also require the department to take appropriate corrective action for failure to comply with existing provisions of law relating to Medi-Cal coverage of pharmacist services or the issued guidance. The bill would …

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Sponsors

• Greg Wallis (R, AD47) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. September 27, 2026: Vetoed by Governor.
2. August 27, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
3. August 20, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5593.).
4. August 20, 2026: In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
5. August 20, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
6. August 18, 2026: Ordered to special consent calendar.
7. August 13, 2026: From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
8. August 13, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. June 15, 2026: In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
10. June 4, 2026: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Votes

• Special Consent AB2565 Wallis (August 20, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (June 15, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 3, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 2565 Wallis Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (May 14, 2026): 77 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 6, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2565?

AB2565 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Medi-Cal: pharmacist services: reporting.

What does AB2565 do?

In its own words: An act to add Section 14132.967 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal. Medi-Cal Medi-Cal: pharmacist services: reporting. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services through fee-for-service (FFS) or managed care delivery systems. The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions…

What is the status of AB2565?

Vetoed as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Vetoed by Governor. (September 27, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2565?

Greg Wallis (R, AD47).

Where is the official record for AB2565?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2565