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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 2036: Medi-Cal: federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 2036 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 17, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Medi-Cal: federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. Primary sponsor: Darshana R. Patel (D). Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

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 and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions.

Under existing law, to the extent that federal financial participation is available, federally qualified health center (FQHC) services and rural health clinic (RHC) services are covered Medi-Cal benefits. Under existing law, FQHCs and RHCs receive a per-visit prospective payment system (PPS) rate for each visit. Existing law provides different methods by which an FQHC or RHC may establish a PPS.

This bill would authorize an FQHC or RHC that has multiple PPS rates to elect to consolidate those rates into a single PPS rate to be applied uniformly for all FQHC and RHC services.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Darshana R. PatelPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly76

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
  2. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
  3. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
  4. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
  5. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
  6. Read first time. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page