BILL ANALYSIS �
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1580 (Bonilla)
As Amended August 9, 2012
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |47-24|(April 23, |SENATE: |23-14|(August 20, |
| | |2012) | | |2012) |
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Original Committee Reference: HEALTH
SUMMARY : Makes technical and clarifying changes to provisions
enacted in AB 1296 (Bonilla), Chapter 641, Statutes of 2011,
relating to simplified applications for state health programs.
The Senate amendments make technical and clarifying amendments.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes the federal Medicaid Program, Medi-Cal in California,
administered by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), to
provide comprehensive health care services and long-term care to
pregnant women, children, and people who are aged, blind, and
disabled.
2)Requires, under federal law, each state, by January 1, 2014, to
establish an American Health Benefit Exchange that makes qualified
health plans available to qualified individuals and qualified
employers.
3)Requires, under federal law, by January 2014, that states offer
Medicaid coverage to all adults, under age 65, with income up to
133% of the federal poverty level using a Modified Adjusted Gross
Income calculation.
4)Requires, under federal law, by January 2014, that state
enrollment systems for persons eligible for health subsidy
programs utilize a single streamlined application for specified
public subsidy programs.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was substantially similar to
the version passed by the Senate.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations Committee,
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pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
COMMENTS : According to the sponsor, Western Center on Law and
Poverty, this bill is needed to fulfill the terms of an agreement
made with DHCS to clarify AB 1296. This agreement is memorialized
in a letter dated September 21, 2011 and is codified in this bill.
Specifically, a provision describing individuals who may be
potentially eligible for Medi-Cal is limited to "those who may be
eligible as aged, blind or disabled." Secondly, clarification was
requested to state that AB 1296 was not intended to grant
presumptive eligibility to any new categories.
Analysis Prepared by : Marjorie Swartz / HEALTH / (916) 319-2097
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