BILL NUMBER:  AB 68
  VETOED	DATE: 10/10/2015




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 68 without my signature.

This bill would grant a Medi-Cal beneficiary the right to an urgent
appeal when a Medi-Cal managed care plan denies coverage for a drug
prescribed for the treatment of   epilepsy.

The health plans are already required to have effective up-to-date
drug formularies and expedited appeal processes to cover situations
when health care services, including epilepsy drugs, are denied. I
believe establishing a separate urgent appeal for this specific
medical condition is unnecessary.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.