BILL NUMBER: AB 1015	CHAPTERED  09/30/00

	CHAPTER   946
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 31, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 31, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 31, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 30, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 25, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MAY 8, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 28, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 15, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Gallegos, Cedillo, Hertzberg, and
Villaraigosa
   (Principal coauthors:  Assembly Members Firebaugh, Migden, and
Wildman)

                        FEBRUARY 25, 1999

   An act to add Section 12693.755 to the Insurance Code, relating to
health care.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1015, Gallegos.  Healthy Families:  eligibility.
   Existing law establishes the Healthy Families Program to arrange
for the provision of health care services to children from low-income
households.  The program is administered by the Managed Risk Medical
Insurance Board and is operated with federal financial participation
under a federal program entitled the State Children's Health
Insurance Program.
   Existing law continuously appropriates funds in the Healthy
Families Fund to the board for purposes of the Healthy Families
Program.
   This bill would  require the board, commencing July 1, 2001, to
the extent federal financial participation is available and funds are
appropriated specifically for this purpose, to expand eligibility
under the Healthy Families Program to parents of uninsured children
eligible under that program.  It would provide that no appropriation
would be made for this purpose from the Healthy Families Fund.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 12693.755 is added to the Insurance Code, to
read:
   12693.755.  (a) Subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), commencing
July 1, 2001, the board shall expand eligibility under this part to
uninsured parents of children eligible to receive coverage under this
part.
   (b) The board, in conjunction with the State Department of Health
Services, shall seek any federal waivers necessary to implement
subdivision (a).
   (c) Subdivision (a) shall be implemented only to the extent that
federal financial participation is obtained, and funds are
appropriated specifically for this purpose.  No appropriation shall
be made for this purpose by Section 12693.96.
  SEC. 2.  The Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board may adopt
emergency regulations to implement this act in accordance with the
Administrative Procedures Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section
11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
The initial adoption of emergency regulations and one readoption of
the initial regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
and safety, or general welfare.  Initial emergency regulations and
the first readoption of those regulations shall be exempt from review
by the Office of Administrative Law.  The emergency regulations
authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of
Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and
publication in the California Code of Regulations and shall remain in
effect for no more than 180 days.