California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2327

Introduced by Assembly Member Achadjian

February 21, 2014

An act to amend Section 14131 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2327, as introduced, Achadjian. Medi-Cal: benefits.

Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, 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 for a department-administered uniform schedule of health care benefits and provides that health care services shall be limited, as specified.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.

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 14131 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code is amended to read:

14131.  

The Medi-Cal Benefits Program begin delete comprises end delete begin insert is comprised
of end insert a department-administered uniform schedule of health care
benefits. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
“health care services” shall be limited to the benefits set forth in
this article and in Section 14021.