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a) No later than March 1, 2023, the California Health and Human Services Agency shall convene a working group of representatives from at least three TGI-serving organizations, at least three individual California residents who identify as TGI, health care providers, and one appointee representing each of the following state agencies:

(1) The Department of Managed Health Care.

(2) The Department of Insurance.

(3) The State Department of Health Care Services.

(4) The California Health Benefit Exchange.

(5) CalPERS.

(6) The State Department of Public Health. (

b) The working group shall be charged with developing a quality standard for patient experience to measure cultural competency related to the TGI community and recommend training curriculum to provide trans-inclusive health care. This shall be done with input from health care providers, experts on quality measurement, additional stakeholders, and other entities the agency deems necessary. The working group shall conduct at least four listening sessions across the state with patients from the TGI community. The quality standard and recommendations for curriculum shall be developed no later than March 1, 2024. (

c) The agency may contract with consultants to assist the working group with the implementation and administration of its duties under this section. Contracts entered into pursuant to the authority in this subdivision shall be exempt from

Part 2 (commencing with

Section 10100) of Division of the Public Contract Code,

Section of the Government Code, and

Chapter 6 (commencing with

Section 14825) of

Part 5.5 of Division of Title of the Government Code and shall be exempt from the review or approval of any division of the Department of General Services. (

d) For purposes of this section, the following

definitions apply: (1) “TGI” means transgender, gender diverse, or intersex. (2) “TGI-serving organization” has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (

f) of

Section 150900.