Bill Text: CA AB719 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 719 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Endangered wildlife: crocodiles and alligators.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-08-30 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB719 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 719

Introduced by Assembly Member Diep

February 19, 2019

An act to amend Section 14000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 719, as introduced, Diep. Medi-Cal.

Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to provide, to the extent practicable, health care for those aged and other persons who lack sufficient annual income to meet the costs of health care, and whose other assets are so limited that their application toward the costs of that care would jeopardize the person’s or family’s future minimum self-maintenance and security.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that statement of legislative intent.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 14000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:

14000.

The purpose of this chapter is to afford to qualifying individuals health care and related remedial or preventive services, including related social services ~~which~~ that are necessary for those receiving health care under this chapter.

The intent of the Legislature is to provide, to the extent practicable, through the provisions of this chapter, for health care for those aged and other persons, including family ~~persons~~ persons, who lack sufficient annual income to meet the costs of health care, and whose other assets are so limited that their application toward the costs of ~~such~~ that care would jeopardize the person or family’s future minimum self-maintenance and security. It is intended that whenever possible and feasible:

(a) The means employed shall allow, to the extent practicable, eligible persons to secure health care in the same manner employed by the public generally, and without discrimination or segregation based purely on their economic disability. The means employed shall include an emphasis on efforts to arrange and encourage access to health care through enrollment in organized, managed care plans of the type available to the general public.

(b) The benefits available under this chapter shall not duplicate those provided under other federal or state laws or under other contractual or legal entitlements of the person or persons receiving them.

(c) In the administration of this chapter and in establishing the means to be used to provide access to health care to persons eligible under this chapter, the department shall emphasize and take advantage of both the efficient organization and ready accessibility and availability of health care facilities and resources through enrollment in managed health care plans and new and innovative fee-for-service managed health care plan approaches to the delivery of health care services.