BILL NUMBER: AB 1070INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Ridley-Thomas FEBRUARY 26, 2015 An act to amend Section 14001 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1070, as introduced, Ridley-Thomas. 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. Under existing law, health care, as administered under the Medi-Cal program, is considered a component of public social services. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. 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 14001 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read: 14001. Health care , as administered under this chapter , shall be considered a component of public social services.