Reproductive Health Care Program
The act requires the department of health care policy and financing to administer a reproductive health care program (program) that provides contraceptive methods and counseling services to participants. The program must offer each participant at least a one-year supply of the requested contraceptive method or an alternative contraceptive method and not impose cost-sharing requirements.
Beginning in fiscal year 2023-24, the department shall analyze and report the cost-effectiveness of the program to the public during its annual SMART act hearing.
The act appropriates $4,125,347 from the general fund to the department of health care policy and financing to implement the act.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)