California AB2756: Medi-Cal: vision services: performance measures.

What the bill says

An act to add Section 14132.916 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal. Medi-Cal Medi-Cal: vision services: performance measures. 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. The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions…

From the chaptered text, September 18, 2026:

An act to add Section 14132.916 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal. Medi-Cal Medi-Cal: vision services: performance measures. 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. The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions. Under existing law, certain vision care benefits are covered under the Medi-Cal program, relating to, among other things, optometric and optician services and eyeglasses, as specified. This bill would require the department, by no later than January 1, 2028, to establish a list of performance measures to ensure that the vision services under the Medi-Cal program meet quality and access criteria. The bill would require that the performance measures be designed to evaluate utilization, access, and availability of Medi-Cal vision services. The bill would require certain information within the performance measures, relating to providers and examinations, among other factors. The bill would require the department, when evaluating performance measures, to consider certain criteria, including trended data and other state performance and quality measures. The bill would require the department to report on each performance measure only to the extent that the department has existing data sources from which to calculate the applicable measure, as specified. The …

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Sponsors

• Heather Hadwick (R, AD01) · primary sponsor
• Patrick Ahrens (D, AD26) · primary sponsor
• Tri Ta (R, AD70)
• Pilar Schiavo (D, AD40)
• Juan Alanis (R, AD22)
• David Alvarez (D, AD80)
• Leticia Castillo (R, AD58)
• John Harabedian (D, AD41)
• Alexandra Macedo (R, AD33)
• Tina McKinnor (D, AD61)
• Liz Ortega (D, AD20)
• Michelle Rodriguez (D, AD53)

Latest actions

1. September 18, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 309, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 18, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 28, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
4. August 24, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6414.).
5. August 24, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
6. August 24, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
7. August 20, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5593.).
8. August 20, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
9. August 20, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
10. August 18, 2026: Ordered to special consent calendar.

Votes

• AB 2756 Ahrens Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 24, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Special Consent AB2756 Ahrens et al. By Weber Pierson (August 20, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (June 29, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 17, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 2756 Ahrens Assembly Third Reading (May 26, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2756?

AB2756 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Medi-Cal: vision services: performance measures.

What does AB2756 do?

In its own words: An act to add Section 14132.916 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal. Medi-Cal Medi-Cal: vision services: performance measures. 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. The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions…

What is the status of AB2756?

Chaptered as of September 18, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 309, Statutes of 2026. (September 18, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2756?

Heather Hadwick (R, AD01), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB2756?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2756