BILL NUMBER: AB 1155	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ridley-Thomas

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

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


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1155, as introduced, Ridley-Thomas. 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 provides that it is
the intent of the Legislature to provide, to the extent practicable,
for 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 care
would jeopardize the person's or family's future minimum
self-maintenance and security.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this
statement of legislative intent.
   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.  The purpose of this chapter is to afford to qualifying
individuals health care and related remedial or preventive services,
including related social services  which   tha
  t  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,  
individuals,  including family  persons  
members,  who lack sufficient annual income to meet the costs of
health  care,  care  and whose other
assets are so limited that their application toward the costs of
 such   that  care would jeopardize the
 person   individual's  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,
 an  eligible  persons   individual
 to secure health care in the same manner employed by the public
generally, and without discrimination or segregation based purely on
 their   his or her  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 
 individual  or  persons   individuals
 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
  individuals  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.