SB 1244, as introduced, Berryhill. 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 individuals 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 individual’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 14000 of the Welfare and Institutions
2Code is amended to read:
begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insert The purpose of this chapter is to afford to
4qualifying individuals health care and related remedial or
P2 1preventive services, including related social servicesbegin delete whichend deletebegin insert thatend insert
2 are necessary for those receiving health care under this chapter.
3The
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4begin insert (b)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertThe end insertintent of the Legislature is to provide, to the extent
5practicable, through the provisions of this chapter, for health care
6for those aged and otherbegin delete persons,end deletebegin insert individuals,end insert including family
7begin delete personsend deletebegin insert membersend insert who lack sufficient annual income to meet the
8costs of healthbegin delete care,end deletebegin insert careend insert
and whose other assets are so limited
9that their application toward the costs ofbegin delete suchend deletebegin insert thatend insert care would
10jeopardize thebegin delete personend deletebegin insert individual’send insert or family’s future minimum
11self-maintenance and security. It is intended that whenever possible
12and feasible:
13(a)
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14begin insert(end insertbegin insert1)end insert The means employed shall allow, to the extent practicable,
15begin insert anend insert eligiblebegin delete personsend deletebegin insert individualend insert to secure health care in the same
16manner employed by the public generally, and without
17discrimination or segregation based purely onbegin delete theirend deletebegin insert his or herend insert
18 economic disability. The means employed shall include an
19emphasis on efforts to arrange and encourage access to health care
20through enrollment in organized, managed care plans of the type
21available to the general public.
22(b)
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23begin insert(end insertbegin insert2)end insert The benefits available under this chapter shall not duplicate
24those provided under other federal or state laws or under other
25contractual or legal entitlements of thebegin delete personend deletebegin insert individualend insert orbegin delete personsend delete
26begin insert individualsend insert receiving them.
27(c)
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28begin insert(end insertbegin insert3)end insert In the administration of this chapter and in establishing the
29means to be used to provide access to health care tobegin delete personsend delete
30begin insert individualsend insert eligible under this chapter, the department shall
31emphasize and take advantage of both the efficient organization
32and ready accessibility and availability of health care facilities and
33resources through enrollment in managed health care plans and
34new and innovative fee-for-service managed health care plan
35approaches to the delivery of health care services.
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