California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 1399.871

(a)(1) The department shall establish standard measures and annual benchmarks for equity and quality in health care delivery.

(2) A standard measure or annual benchmark shall not be adopted, updated, or revised in any manner without being discussed during at least one public meeting of the Health Equity and Quality Committee before the meeting in which the committee makes recommendations to the director.

(3) Standard measures and annual benchmarks shall sunset at most every five years from the date the department establishes standard measures and annual benchmarks pursuant to paragraph (1). To continue the standard measures and annual benchmarks, the department shall conduct a public assessment, at least one year before the sunset, of whether the measures and benchmarks are improving quality and equity, consistent with this article.

(d)(1) On or before January 1, 2026, a health care service plan and its subcontracted health care service plans shall have and maintain National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) accreditation.

(2) This subdivision does not apply to a health care service plan that contracts with the State Department of Health Care Services to provide health care services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries. NCQA accreditation for these plans shall be in accordance with Section 14184.203 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.