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23-1511m Stay Informed for 2024: Updates for Electronic Signatures and Expiration Dates, Medical Information Definitions, and Data Exchange of Health Information
Health Net·CA·Prior Authorization
Effective date
Jan 1, 2024
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Effective January 1, 2024, California Assembly Bills 1697, 254, and 352 now allow electronic signatures for medical information releases, require authorization expiration dates within one year, expand medical information definitions to include reproductive/sexual health app data, and mandate real-time health information exchange for most healthcare entities by January 31, 2024.
Action Required
By January 31, 2024: IT team must implement real-time health information exchange capabilities with California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework for treatment, payment, and operations (unless practice has fewer than 25 physicians and qualifies for exemption until 2026). Administrative staff must update authorization forms to include 14-point font requirements, electronic signature capabilities, one-year maximum expiration dates, and expanded medical information definitions including reproductive/sexual health data. Update patient privacy policies to reflect new definitions.