CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2976Introduced by Assembly Member QuirkFebruary 16, 2018 An act to add Section 14132.015 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2976, as introduced, Quirk. Medi-Cal: benefits for children: blood lead screening tests.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. Under existing law, Medi-Cal covers early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment for individuals under 21 years of age, consistent with federal law.This bill would require the department to ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal receives blood lead screening tests at 12 and 24 months of age. The bill would also require the department to ensure that a child 2 to 6 years of age, inclusive, receives at least one blood lead screening test if there is no record of a previous test for that child.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 14132.015 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:14132.015. (a) The department shall ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal receives blood lead screening tests at 12 and 24 months of age.(b) The department shall ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal between two and six years of age for whom there is no record of a previous blood lead screening test receives at least one blood lead screening test.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2976Introduced by Assembly Member QuirkFebruary 16, 2018 An act to add Section 14132.015 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2976, as introduced, Quirk. Medi-Cal: benefits for children: blood lead screening tests.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. Under existing law, Medi-Cal covers early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment for individuals under 21 years of age, consistent with federal law.This bill would require the department to ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal receives blood lead screening tests at 12 and 24 months of age. The bill would also require the department to ensure that a child 2 to 6 years of age, inclusive, receives at least one blood lead screening test if there is no record of a previous test for that child.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2976
Introduced by Assembly Member QuirkFebruary 16, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk
February 16, 2018
An act to add Section 14132.015 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2976, as introduced, Quirk. Medi-Cal: benefits for children: blood lead screening tests.
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. Under existing law, Medi-Cal covers early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment for individuals under 21 years of age, consistent with federal law.This bill would require the department to ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal receives blood lead screening tests at 12 and 24 months of age. The bill would also require the department to ensure that a child 2 to 6 years of age, inclusive, receives at least one blood lead screening test if there is no record of a previous test for that child.
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. Under existing law, Medi-Cal covers early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment for individuals under 21 years of age, consistent with federal law.
This bill would require the department to ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal receives blood lead screening tests at 12 and 24 months of age. The bill would also require the department to ensure that a child 2 to 6 years of age, inclusive, receives at least one blood lead screening test if there is no record of a previous test for that child.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 14132.015 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:14132.015. (a) The department shall ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal receives blood lead screening tests at 12 and 24 months of age.(b) The department shall ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal between two and six years of age for whom there is no record of a previous blood lead screening test receives at least one blood lead screening test.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 14132.015 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:14132.015. (a) The department shall ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal receives blood lead screening tests at 12 and 24 months of age.(b) The department shall ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal between two and six years of age for whom there is no record of a previous blood lead screening test receives at least one blood lead screening test.
SECTION 1. Section 14132.015 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
14132.015. (a) The department shall ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal receives blood lead screening tests at 12 and 24 months of age.(b) The department shall ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal between two and six years of age for whom there is no record of a previous blood lead screening test receives at least one blood lead screening test.
14132.015. (a) The department shall ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal receives blood lead screening tests at 12 and 24 months of age.(b) The department shall ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal between two and six years of age for whom there is no record of a previous blood lead screening test receives at least one blood lead screening test.
14132.015. (a) The department shall ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal receives blood lead screening tests at 12 and 24 months of age.(b) The department shall ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal between two and six years of age for whom there is no record of a previous blood lead screening test receives at least one blood lead screening test.
14132.015. (a) The department shall ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal receives blood lead screening tests at 12 and 24 months of age.
(b) The department shall ensure that a child enrolled in Medi-Cal between two and six years of age for whom there is no record of a previous blood lead screening test receives at least one blood lead screening test.