BILL NUMBER: SB 771INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Alquist FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act relating to Medi-Cal. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 771, as introduced, Alquist. Medi-Cal. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which basic health care services are provided to qualified low-income persons. The Medi-Cal program is partially governed and funded under federal Medicaid provisions. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would implement and complement changes in federal provisions affecting the Medi-Cal program, including, but not limited to, changes enacted as part of any federal economic stimulus package, as passed by the 111th Congress and signed by the President, in order to ensure that California receives its share of new federal funds, and benefits from any changes in eligibility, benefits, or funding enacted as part of any federal economic stimulus package. 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. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would implement and complement changes in federal Medicaid provisions affecting the Medi-Cal program that are enacted as part of any federal economic stimulus package, as passed by the 111th Congress and signed by the President, in order to ensure that California receives its share of new federal funds, and benefits from any changes in eligibility, benefits, or funding enacted as part of any federal economic stimulus package.