128565. (a) The department shall conduct an evaluation five years after implementation to assess the impact and effectiveness of the corps. The evaluation shall include all of the following:
(1) The number of health care providers from underrepresented racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds that have completed the corps program.
(2) The number of scholars and corps graduates who are practicing in underserved areas.
(3) The geographic areas served by scholars and corps graduates and geographic placement gaps that persist.
(4) The provider types utilizing the corps.
(5) The number of scholars and corps graduates who have integrated abortion care into their practices.
(6) The number of applicants to the corps.
(7) The number of awardees who do not meet their service requirement, by provider type.
(b) The department shall report its findings to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2029. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 561, Sec. 2. (AB 1918) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, by its own provisions.)