California 2017 2017-2018 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB1464 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/16/2018

                    CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1464Introduced by Senator Wiener(Coauthor: Senator Pan)February 16, 2018 An act relating to health care. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1464, as introduced, Wiener. Oral health: elder and dependent adults.Existing law establishes 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 schedule of benefits under the Medi-Cal program, including certain dental services that are referred to as Denti-Cal.Existing law expresses the declaration of the Legislature that this state shall foster and promote community services for the economic, social, and personal well-being of its citizens in order to protect elder and dependent adults.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would improve access to oral health for all elder and dependent adults.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NO  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would improve access to oral health for all elder and dependent adults.

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1464Introduced by Senator Wiener(Coauthor: Senator Pan)February 16, 2018 An act relating to health care. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1464, as introduced, Wiener. Oral health: elder and dependent adults.Existing law establishes 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 schedule of benefits under the Medi-Cal program, including certain dental services that are referred to as Denti-Cal.Existing law expresses the declaration of the Legislature that this state shall foster and promote community services for the economic, social, and personal well-being of its citizens in order to protect elder and dependent adults.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would improve access to oral health for all elder and dependent adults.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NO  Local Program: NO 





 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill No. 1464

Introduced by Senator Wiener(Coauthor: Senator Pan)February 16, 2018

Introduced by Senator Wiener(Coauthor: Senator Pan)
February 16, 2018

 An act relating to health care. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1464, as introduced, Wiener. Oral health: elder and dependent adults.

Existing law establishes 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 schedule of benefits under the Medi-Cal program, including certain dental services that are referred to as Denti-Cal.Existing law expresses the declaration of the Legislature that this state shall foster and promote community services for the economic, social, and personal well-being of its citizens in order to protect elder and dependent adults.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would improve access to oral health for all elder and dependent adults.

Existing law establishes 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 schedule of benefits under the Medi-Cal program, including certain dental services that are referred to as Denti-Cal.

Existing law expresses the declaration of the Legislature that this state shall foster and promote community services for the economic, social, and personal well-being of its citizens in order to protect elder and dependent adults.

This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would improve access to oral health for all elder and dependent adults.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

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 improve access to oral health for all elder and dependent adults.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

## 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 improve access to oral health for all elder and dependent adults.

SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would improve access to oral health for all elder and dependent adults.

SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would improve access to oral health for all elder and dependent adults.

### SECTION 1.