BILL NUMBER: AB 1328	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 6, 2007
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 23, 2007
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 18, 2007
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 26, 2007
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 24, 2007
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 11, 2007

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Hayashi

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2007

   An act to amend Section 12698 of the Insurance Code, relating to
health care.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1328, Hayashi. Access for Infants and Mothers Program:
eligibility.
   Existing law establishes the Access for Infants and Mothers (AIM)
Program, administered by the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board.
The board contracts with a variety of health plans and health care
delivery systems to provide health insurance coverage to eligible
persons who pay a subscriber contribution. Under existing law, one of
the requirements for eligibility for the program is that a person be
a resident of the state for at least 6 continuous months prior to
application.
   This bill would delete the requirement that the residency in the
state be for at least 6 continuous months prior to application.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 12698 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:

   12698.  To be eligible to participate in the program, a person
shall meet all of the following requirements:
   (a) Be a resident of the state. A person who is a member of a
federally recognized California Indian tribe is a resident of the
state for these purposes.
   (b) (1) Until the first day of the second month following the
effective date of the amendment made to this subdivision in 1994,
have a household income that does not exceed 250 percent of the
official federal poverty level unless the board determines that the
program funds are adequate to serve households above that level.
   (2) Upon the first day of the second month following the effective
date of the amendment made to this subdivision in 1994, have a
household income that is above 200 percent of the official federal
poverty level but does not exceed 250 percent of the official federal
poverty level unless the board determines that the program funds are
adequate to serve households above the 250 percent of the official
federal poverty level.
   (c) Pay an initial subscriber contribution of not more than fifty
dollars ($50), and agree to the payment of the complete subscriber
contribution. A federally recognized California Indian tribal
government may make the initial and complete subscriber contributions
on behalf of a member of the tribe only if a contribution on behalf
of members of federally recognized California Indian tribes does not
limit or preclude federal financial participation under Title XXI of
the Social Security Act. If a federally recognized California Indian
tribal government makes a contribution on behalf of a member of the
tribe, the tribal government shall ensure that the subscriber is made
aware of all the health plan options available in the county where
the member resides.