California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 880

Introduced by Assembly Member Gomez

February 22, 2013

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

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 880, as introduced, Gomez. Medi-Cal.

Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, to afford to qualifying individuals health care and related remedial or preventive services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid provisions.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated 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.  

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert The purpose of this chapter is to afford to qualifying
individuals health care and related remedial or preventive services,
including related social services begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert are necessary for those
receiving health care under this chapter.

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The

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begin insert (b) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The end insert 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 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 care would jeopardize the person or family’s future
minimum self-maintenance and security. It is intended that
whenever possible and feasible:

begin delete

(a)

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begin insert (1) end insert  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.

begin delete

(b)

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begin insert (2) end insert  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.

begin delete

(c)

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begin insert (3) end insert  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.