SB 1271CALIFORNIASession 20252026

California SB 1271 requires midwives to report clinical teaching availability for workforce planning

Original title: Midwifery: workforce data: availability to be a clinical preceptorship.

September 4, 2026

Midwifery Workforce Planning Healthcare Education Professional Licensing Data Privacy availabilitytobeaclinicalpreceptorship workforcedata

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Where This Stands

Currently Unknown. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.

Last action

Set for hearing May 14.May 8, 2026

Version history & redline

4 versions on file

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The Frame

What this does

This bill creates a new data collection requirement for licensed midwives to help the state identify gaps in clinical training opportunities for midwifery students, which directly impacts the future supply of licensed practitioners.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Licensed midwives

They are required to report their availability to serve as clinical preceptors for students during license renewal.

Midwifery students

The data collected is intended to assist in statewide workforce planning and analysis of clinical training opportunities for these students.

What changed

Last recorded activity September 4, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

California will require licensed midwives to report their availability to serve as s for students during license renewal, with the data shared quarterly with the Department of Health Care Access and Information. The state will use this information to analyze the midwifery workforce and must submit a findings report to the Legislature by June 30, 2029.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

Will my information as a midwife be made public?

No, the bill explicitly requires the Medical Board and the Department of Health Care Access and Information to maintain the confidentiality of the information collected.

How long will this new reporting requirement last?

The requirement is temporary; it becomes on June 30, 2029, and is fully repealed on January 1, 2030.

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Sunset Provision for Data Collection

The legislature has included a specific sunset date (June 30, 2029) for this data collection program, suggesting it is intended as a time-limited study rather than a permanent reporting requirement.

Medical Board of California Department of Health Care Access and Information

Connected Entities

organizationMedical Board of California“The state board responsible for licensing midwives and collecting workforce data”Map →

otherLicensed Midwifery Practice Act of 1993“The existing law governing midwife licensure in California.”Map →

organizationDepartment of Health Care Access and Information“The department that will receive and analyze midwifery workforce data.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

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