California Legislature (healthcare bills) · October 3, 2025 · Primary source
CA SB 338: Virtual Health Hub for Rural Communities Pilot Program.
Summary
California SB 338, chaptered as Chapter 311, Statutes of 2025, establishes the Virtual Health Hub for Rural Communities Pilot Program, administered by the State Department of Public Health. The program distributes grants to partnerships of at least two community-based organizations to deploy virtual health hubs, including telemedicine exam rooms and telehealth infrastructure, in rural farmworker communities. Implementation is conditioned on the Virtual Health Hub Fund reaching a minimum of $2,000,000 and no General Fund appropriation being used. A report to the Legislature is due two years after the department posts its implementation notice.
What this may mean
The law creates a new state grant program specifically targeting telehealth access for medically underserved farmworker populations in California, with eligibility and reporting conditions attached to recipients. Community-based organizations receiving grants must deploy hubs in at least two rural communities and submit program data including age ranges and service types accessed. The program carries no General Fund obligation and sunsets when specified statutory conditions are met.
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