Bill Text: CA AB4 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Medi-Cal: eligibility.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-08-11 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB4 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB4-Introduced.html
Introduced by Assembly Members Arambula, Bonta, Chiu, Gipson, Lorena Gonzalez, Reyes, and Santiago (Coauthor: Assembly Member Carrillo) (Coauthors: Senators Caballero, Durazo, and Wiener) |
December 07, 2020 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 14007.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:(a)(1)After the director determines, and communicates that determination in writing to the Department of Finance, that systems have been programmed for implementation of this section, but no sooner than May 1, 2016, an individual who is under 19 years of age and who does not have satisfactory immigration status or is unable to establish satisfactory immigration status as required by Section 14011.2 shall be eligible for the full scope of Medi-Cal benefits, if they are otherwise eligible for benefits under this chapter.
(2)(A)An individual under 19 years of age enrolled in Medi-Cal pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14007.5 at the time the director makes the determination described in paragraph (1)
14007.8.
(a) (1) Effective January 1, 2022, an individual who does not have satisfactory immigration status or is unable to establish satisfactory immigration status, as required by Section 14011.2, shall be eligible for the full scope of Medi-Cal benefits, if they are otherwise eligible for benefits under this chapter.
(B)The effective date of enrollment into Medi-Cal for an individual described in subparagraph (A) shall be on the same day on which the systems are operational to begin processing new applications pursuant to the director’s determination described in paragraph (1).
(C)Beginning January 31, 2016, and until the director makes the determination described in paragraph (1), the department shall provide monthly updates to the appropriate
policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on the status of the implementation of this section.
(b)After the director determines, and communicates that determination in writing to the Department of Finance, that systems have been programmed for implementation of this subdivision, but no sooner than July 1, 2019, an individual who is 19 to 25 years of age, inclusive, and who does not have satisfactory immigration status or is unable to establish satisfactory immigration status as required by Section 14011.2 shall be eligible for the full scope of Medi-Cal benefits, if they are otherwise eligible for benefits under this chapter.
(c)If in determining the projected budget condition for the upcoming fiscal year, the Department of Finance projects a positive ending balance in the Special Fund for
Economic Uncertainties for the upcoming fiscal year and each of the ensuing three fiscal years that exceeds the cost of providing individuals who are 65 years of age or older, and who do not have satisfactory immigration statuses or are unable to establish satisfactory immigration statuses as required by Section 14011.2 for the full scope of Medi-Cal benefits, if they are otherwise eligible for benefits under this chapter, such benefits to such individuals shall be prioritized for inclusion in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
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