The bills ensure maternity services are covered by health insurers and new mothers can no longer lose their health insurance as a result of taking maternity leave.
“Healthy mothers mean healthy babies. I want the next generation of Californians to get the best possible start in life,” said Brown. “The bills I signed today require that insurance companies cover maternity services for pregnant women, and ensures that mothers who take maternity leave no longer have to fear losing their medical coverage.”
The following bills have been signed by Gov. Brown:
SB 222 by Sen. Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) and AB 210 by Assemblymember Roger Hernandez (D-Baldwin Park) – Together, these bills require that every individual and group health insurance policy must provide coverage for maternity services.
SB 299 by Sen. Noreen Evans – This bill prohibits employers from refusing to maintain and pay for coverage under group health plans for women who take maternity leave.
Gov. Brown also signed SB 502 by Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), the Hospital Infant Feeding Act, which will help hospitals promote breast feeding.
The group meets from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District, 19400 Hartmann Road, Hidden Valley Lake
If you are someone who is suffering from a life altering medical illness or injury such as cancer, chronic pain, systemic disease, traumatic injury or other illness and you would like the opportunity to talk about your experience, obtain support, and problem solve around challenges you are facing, this circle may be for you.
For more information, call Amber Warner, MSW, at 707-995-5817, or Colleen Winters, LCSW, at 707-967-5791.
Last week, the governor also signed Assembly Bill 536, authored by Assemblywoman Ma, which will ensure that information on the records of doctors are accurate and available to the public.
“Making circumcision a crime is foolish, unenforceable, and a violation of religious and parental freedoms and I applaud Governor Brown for signing this common sense bill," said Assemblywoman Ma. "California cannot have a patchwork of extreme local laws that criminalize doctors for performing medical procedures. There are plenty of things that are against the law. Public resources for law enforcement should be reserved for more serious criminal offenses"
AB 768 was introduced in California in response to efforts on the local level in some California jurisdictions, including a local San Francisco initiative attempting to outlaw circumcisions.
Assembly Bill 536 requires the Medical Board of California to post notification of any expunged misdemeanors or felony convictions on its website within six months of the board receiving the court expungement order from a doctor.
State law requires the board to post certain information on the Internet regarding physicians and surgeons. Inaccurate publication of doctor records can not only be economically disastrous for a physician, but can also disrupt the successful delivery of health care services to consumers.
“AB 536 will bring fairness to doctors who have been wrongfully victimized by a state website,” said Assemblywoman Ma. “This bill ensures that consumers have accurate information when researching a physician or surgeon.”
Mammography is an important part of detecting breast cancer early.
This screening test can reveal changes in the breast up to two years before a lump can be felt by a woman or her doctor.
Research has shown that annual mammograms can lead to early detection of breast cancers, when they are more easily treatable and curable.
You may qualify for a $75 digital screening mammogram at the SLH Imaging Department.
To be eligible, you must meet all of the following criteria:
You are age 40 or older.
Your mammogram is for routine screening only.
You have not had a recent biopsy or breast surgery.
Your last mammogram was one or more years ago.
You have no health insurance.
You are not breastfeeding
Physician referral is required. Cash payment is expected at the time of service.
This low-cost mammogram offer does not include followup care. Your mammogram report will be mailed to your referring physician, or they will refer you to a doctor at the SLH Family Medicine Clinic or the SLH Upper Lake Clinic.
Appointments are now being accepted from Oct. 3-31, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Call the SLH Imaging Department at 707-262-5030 to make an appointment.
The SLH Imaging Department offers a variety of state-of-the-art women’s health imaging services such as biopsy, bone-density exams, digital mammography, breast specific MRI and ultrasound, including 3D ultrasound.
For more information, visit www.sutterlakeside.org.