Bill Text: CA AB1992 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: CalWORKs eligibility: immunizations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2018-09-29 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB1992 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB1992-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
August 17, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Senate
June 18, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 25, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 13, 2018 |
Assembly Bill | No. 1992 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Chu |
February 01, 2018 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares the following:SEC. 2.
Section 11265.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, as added by Section 4 of Chapter 691 of the Statutes of 2017, is amended to read:11265.8.
(a) All applicants for aid under this chapter, within 30 days of the determination of eligibility for Medi-Cal benefits under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000), and 45 days for applicants already eligible for benefits under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000), and all recipients of aid under this chapter within 45 days of a full or financial redetermination of eligibility for aid under this chapter, shall provide documentation that all children in the assistance unit not required to be enrolled in school have received all age appropriate immunizations, unless it has been medically determined that an immunization for a child is not appropriate or the applicant or recipient has filed with the county welfare department an affidavit that the immunizations are contrary to the applicant’s or recipient’s beliefs. If the county determines that good cause exists for not providing the required documentation due to lack of reasonable access to immunization services, the period shall be extended by an additional 30 days. A circumstance that shall constitute good cause includes, but is not limited to, the applicant or recipient does not have reasonable access to immunization services due to a situation of domestic violence. If the documentation is not provided within the required time period, the needs of all parents or caretaker relatives in the assistance unit shall not be considered in determining the grant to the assistance unit under Section 11450 until the required documentation is provided. The department shall track and maintain information concerning the number of sanctions imposed under this section.SEC. 3.
Section 11265.8 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:11265.8.
(a) (1) A county human services agency shall(B)The funds withheld pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be paid to the assistance unit, in an amount
not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), and treated as a lump-sum payment for purposes of Section 11157, and the grant shall be restored to its full amount, on the date that either of the following occurs:
(3)A statement that the applicant or recipient has the right to request and receive nonmedical transportation services through his or her Medi-Cal managed care plan necessary to ensure immunization of a child described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). The statement shall also include state-developed information regarding how the applicant or recipient may receive nonmedical transportation services from the Medi-Cal managed care plan.
(d)The department, on a quarterly basis,
shall track, maintain, and publish on its Internet Web site information detailing, by county, the number of penalties imposed under this section and the number of assistance units with at least one penalty. Information provided under this subdivision shall be subject to applicable state and federal confidentiality laws and regulations.
(e)