CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1994Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenJanuary 27, 2020 An act to amend Section 14011.10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1994, as introduced, Holden. Eligibility.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 the suspension of Medi-Cal benefits to an inmate of a public institution, and requires county welfare departments to notify the department within 10 days of receiving information that an individual who is receiving Medi-Cal is or will be an inmate of a public institution. Existing law generally requires a county to redetermine a Medi-Cal beneficiarys eligibility to receive Medi-Cal benefits every 12 months and whenever the county receives information about changes in a beneficiarys circumstances that may affect their eligibility for Medi-Cal benefits.Existing federal law, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, prohibits a state from terminating Medi-Cal eligibility for an eligible juvenile if they are an inmate of a public institution, authorizes the suspension of Medicaid benefits to that eligible juvenile, and requires a state to conduct a redetermination of Medicaid eligibility or process an application for medical assistance under the Medicaid program for an eligible juvenile who is an inmate of a public institutionThis bill would conform state law with those federal provisions, and would impose those responsibilities on county welfare departments. Because counties are required to make Medi-Cal eligibility determinations, and the bill would expand Medi-Cal determinations of eligibility for eligible juveniles of public institutions, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 14011.10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:14011.10. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), Sections 14053.7 and 14053.8, benefits provided under this chapter to an individual who is an inmate of a public institution shall be suspended in accordance with Section 1396d(a)(29)(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code as provided in subdivision (c).(b) County welfare departments A county welfare department shall notify the department within 10 days of receiving information that an individual on Medi-Cal in the county is or will be an inmate of a public institution.(c) If an individual is a Medi-Cal beneficiary on the date he or she becomes they become an inmate of a public institution, his or her and their benefits under this chapter and under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) shall be suspended effective the date he or she becomes are suspended pursuant to this section, the effective date of the suspension is the date that they become an inmate of a public institution. The suspension shall end on the date he or she is they are no longer an inmate of a public institution or one year from the date he or she becomes they become an inmate of a public institution, whichever is sooner.(d) (1) For purposes of this subdivision, the following definitions apply:(A) Eligible juvenile means a juvenile who is an inmate of a public institution, and the county welfare department determines either of the following with respect to the juvenile:(i) The juvenile was eligible for benefits under the Medi-Cal program immediately before becoming an inmate of the public institution.(ii) The juvenile is eligible for benefits under the Medi-Cal program while an inmate of the public institution.(B) Juvenile means an individual who is either of the following:(i) Under 21 years of age.(ii) Under 26 years of age, formerly in foster care, and otherwise meets the description set forth in Section 1396a(10)(A)(i)(IX) of Title 42 of the United States Code.(2) The county welfare department may suspend benefits provided under this chapter to an eligible juvenile. During the period that the eligible juvenile is an inmate of a public institution, their Medi-Cal eligibility shall not be terminated.(3) (A) Pursuant to the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (House Resolution 6 (2018) (Public Law 115-271)), prior to the release of an eligible juvenile, as described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), from a public institution, the county welfare department shall conduct a redetermination of eligibility for the Medi-Cal program, as specified in Section 14005.37, for that individual without requiring a new application from the eligible juvenile.(B) If the county welfare department determines, pursuant to the redetermination specified in subparagraph (A), that the eligible juvenile meets eligibility requirements for the Medi-Cal program, Medi-Cal eligibility shall be restored upon the eligible juveniles release from the public institution.(C) If an individual who is an eligible juvenile, as described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), the county welfare department shall process any application for medical assistance submitted by, or on behalf of, the individual for the purpose of making a determination of Medi-Cal eligibility for that individual to receive medical assistance under the Medi-Cal program upon the release of that individual from the public institution.(d)(e) This section does not create a state-funded benefit or program. Health care services under this chapter and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) shall not be available be unavailable to inmates of public institutions whose Medi-Cal benefits have been suspended under this section.(e)(f) This section shall be implemented only if and to the extent allowed by federal law. This section shall be implemented only to the extent that any necessary federal approval of state plan amendments or other federal approvals are obtained.(f)(g) If any part of this section is in conflict with or does not comply with federal law, this entire section shall be inoperative.(g)(h) This section shall be implemented on January 1, 2010, or the date when all necessary federal approvals are obtained, whichever is later.(h)(i) By January 1, 2010, or the date when all necessary federal approvals are obtained, whichever is later, the department, in consultation with the Chief Probation Officers of California and the County Welfare Directors Association, Association of California, shall establish the protocols and procedures necessary to implement this section, including any needed changes to the protocols and procedures previously established to implement Section 14029.5.(i)(j) The department shall determine whether federal financial participation will be jeopardized by implementing this section and shall implement this section only if and to the extent that federal financial participation is not jeopardized.(j)(k) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department shall implement this section by means of all-county letters or similar instructions without taking regulatory action. Thereafter, the department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1994Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenJanuary 27, 2020 An act to amend Section 14011.10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1994, as introduced, Holden. Eligibility.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 the suspension of Medi-Cal benefits to an inmate of a public institution, and requires county welfare departments to notify the department within 10 days of receiving information that an individual who is receiving Medi-Cal is or will be an inmate of a public institution. Existing law generally requires a county to redetermine a Medi-Cal beneficiarys eligibility to receive Medi-Cal benefits every 12 months and whenever the county receives information about changes in a beneficiarys circumstances that may affect their eligibility for Medi-Cal benefits.Existing federal law, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, prohibits a state from terminating Medi-Cal eligibility for an eligible juvenile if they are an inmate of a public institution, authorizes the suspension of Medicaid benefits to that eligible juvenile, and requires a state to conduct a redetermination of Medicaid eligibility or process an application for medical assistance under the Medicaid program for an eligible juvenile who is an inmate of a public institutionThis bill would conform state law with those federal provisions, and would impose those responsibilities on county welfare departments. Because counties are required to make Medi-Cal eligibility determinations, and the bill would expand Medi-Cal determinations of eligibility for eligible juveniles of public institutions, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1994
Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenJanuary 27, 2020
Introduced by Assembly Member Holden
January 27, 2020
An act to amend Section 14011.10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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AB 1994, as introduced, Holden. Eligibility.
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 the suspension of Medi-Cal benefits to an inmate of a public institution, and requires county welfare departments to notify the department within 10 days of receiving information that an individual who is receiving Medi-Cal is or will be an inmate of a public institution. Existing law generally requires a county to redetermine a Medi-Cal beneficiarys eligibility to receive Medi-Cal benefits every 12 months and whenever the county receives information about changes in a beneficiarys circumstances that may affect their eligibility for Medi-Cal benefits.Existing federal law, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, prohibits a state from terminating Medi-Cal eligibility for an eligible juvenile if they are an inmate of a public institution, authorizes the suspension of Medicaid benefits to that eligible juvenile, and requires a state to conduct a redetermination of Medicaid eligibility or process an application for medical assistance under the Medicaid program for an eligible juvenile who is an inmate of a public institutionThis bill would conform state law with those federal provisions, and would impose those responsibilities on county welfare departments. Because counties are required to make Medi-Cal eligibility determinations, and the bill would expand Medi-Cal determinations of eligibility for eligible juveniles of public institutions, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
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 the suspension of Medi-Cal benefits to an inmate of a public institution, and requires county welfare departments to notify the department within 10 days of receiving information that an individual who is receiving Medi-Cal is or will be an inmate of a public institution. Existing law generally requires a county to redetermine a Medi-Cal beneficiarys eligibility to receive Medi-Cal benefits every 12 months and whenever the county receives information about changes in a beneficiarys circumstances that may affect their eligibility for Medi-Cal benefits.
Existing federal law, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, prohibits a state from terminating Medi-Cal eligibility for an eligible juvenile if they are an inmate of a public institution, authorizes the suspension of Medicaid benefits to that eligible juvenile, and requires a state to conduct a redetermination of Medicaid eligibility or process an application for medical assistance under the Medicaid program for an eligible juvenile who is an inmate of a public institution
This bill would conform state law with those federal provisions, and would impose those responsibilities on county welfare departments. Because counties are required to make Medi-Cal eligibility determinations, and the bill would expand Medi-Cal determinations of eligibility for eligible juveniles of public institutions, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 14011.10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:14011.10. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), Sections 14053.7 and 14053.8, benefits provided under this chapter to an individual who is an inmate of a public institution shall be suspended in accordance with Section 1396d(a)(29)(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code as provided in subdivision (c).(b) County welfare departments A county welfare department shall notify the department within 10 days of receiving information that an individual on Medi-Cal in the county is or will be an inmate of a public institution.(c) If an individual is a Medi-Cal beneficiary on the date he or she becomes they become an inmate of a public institution, his or her and their benefits under this chapter and under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) shall be suspended effective the date he or she becomes are suspended pursuant to this section, the effective date of the suspension is the date that they become an inmate of a public institution. The suspension shall end on the date he or she is they are no longer an inmate of a public institution or one year from the date he or she becomes they become an inmate of a public institution, whichever is sooner.(d) (1) For purposes of this subdivision, the following definitions apply:(A) Eligible juvenile means a juvenile who is an inmate of a public institution, and the county welfare department determines either of the following with respect to the juvenile:(i) The juvenile was eligible for benefits under the Medi-Cal program immediately before becoming an inmate of the public institution.(ii) The juvenile is eligible for benefits under the Medi-Cal program while an inmate of the public institution.(B) Juvenile means an individual who is either of the following:(i) Under 21 years of age.(ii) Under 26 years of age, formerly in foster care, and otherwise meets the description set forth in Section 1396a(10)(A)(i)(IX) of Title 42 of the United States Code.(2) The county welfare department may suspend benefits provided under this chapter to an eligible juvenile. During the period that the eligible juvenile is an inmate of a public institution, their Medi-Cal eligibility shall not be terminated.(3) (A) Pursuant to the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (House Resolution 6 (2018) (Public Law 115-271)), prior to the release of an eligible juvenile, as described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), from a public institution, the county welfare department shall conduct a redetermination of eligibility for the Medi-Cal program, as specified in Section 14005.37, for that individual without requiring a new application from the eligible juvenile.(B) If the county welfare department determines, pursuant to the redetermination specified in subparagraph (A), that the eligible juvenile meets eligibility requirements for the Medi-Cal program, Medi-Cal eligibility shall be restored upon the eligible juveniles release from the public institution.(C) If an individual who is an eligible juvenile, as described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), the county welfare department shall process any application for medical assistance submitted by, or on behalf of, the individual for the purpose of making a determination of Medi-Cal eligibility for that individual to receive medical assistance under the Medi-Cal program upon the release of that individual from the public institution.(d)(e) This section does not create a state-funded benefit or program. Health care services under this chapter and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) shall not be available be unavailable to inmates of public institutions whose Medi-Cal benefits have been suspended under this section.(e)(f) This section shall be implemented only if and to the extent allowed by federal law. This section shall be implemented only to the extent that any necessary federal approval of state plan amendments or other federal approvals are obtained.(f)(g) If any part of this section is in conflict with or does not comply with federal law, this entire section shall be inoperative.(g)(h) This section shall be implemented on January 1, 2010, or the date when all necessary federal approvals are obtained, whichever is later.(h)(i) By January 1, 2010, or the date when all necessary federal approvals are obtained, whichever is later, the department, in consultation with the Chief Probation Officers of California and the County Welfare Directors Association, Association of California, shall establish the protocols and procedures necessary to implement this section, including any needed changes to the protocols and procedures previously established to implement Section 14029.5.(i)(j) The department shall determine whether federal financial participation will be jeopardized by implementing this section and shall implement this section only if and to the extent that federal financial participation is not jeopardized.(j)(k) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department shall implement this section by means of all-county letters or similar instructions without taking regulatory action. Thereafter, the department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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 14011.10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:14011.10. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), Sections 14053.7 and 14053.8, benefits provided under this chapter to an individual who is an inmate of a public institution shall be suspended in accordance with Section 1396d(a)(29)(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code as provided in subdivision (c).(b) County welfare departments A county welfare department shall notify the department within 10 days of receiving information that an individual on Medi-Cal in the county is or will be an inmate of a public institution.(c) If an individual is a Medi-Cal beneficiary on the date he or she becomes they become an inmate of a public institution, his or her and their benefits under this chapter and under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) shall be suspended effective the date he or she becomes are suspended pursuant to this section, the effective date of the suspension is the date that they become an inmate of a public institution. The suspension shall end on the date he or she is they are no longer an inmate of a public institution or one year from the date he or she becomes they become an inmate of a public institution, whichever is sooner.(d) (1) For purposes of this subdivision, the following definitions apply:(A) Eligible juvenile means a juvenile who is an inmate of a public institution, and the county welfare department determines either of the following with respect to the juvenile:(i) The juvenile was eligible for benefits under the Medi-Cal program immediately before becoming an inmate of the public institution.(ii) The juvenile is eligible for benefits under the Medi-Cal program while an inmate of the public institution.(B) Juvenile means an individual who is either of the following:(i) Under 21 years of age.(ii) Under 26 years of age, formerly in foster care, and otherwise meets the description set forth in Section 1396a(10)(A)(i)(IX) of Title 42 of the United States Code.(2) The county welfare department may suspend benefits provided under this chapter to an eligible juvenile. During the period that the eligible juvenile is an inmate of a public institution, their Medi-Cal eligibility shall not be terminated.(3) (A) Pursuant to the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (House Resolution 6 (2018) (Public Law 115-271)), prior to the release of an eligible juvenile, as described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), from a public institution, the county welfare department shall conduct a redetermination of eligibility for the Medi-Cal program, as specified in Section 14005.37, for that individual without requiring a new application from the eligible juvenile.(B) If the county welfare department determines, pursuant to the redetermination specified in subparagraph (A), that the eligible juvenile meets eligibility requirements for the Medi-Cal program, Medi-Cal eligibility shall be restored upon the eligible juveniles release from the public institution.(C) If an individual who is an eligible juvenile, as described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), the county welfare department shall process any application for medical assistance submitted by, or on behalf of, the individual for the purpose of making a determination of Medi-Cal eligibility for that individual to receive medical assistance under the Medi-Cal program upon the release of that individual from the public institution.(d)(e) This section does not create a state-funded benefit or program. Health care services under this chapter and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) shall not be available be unavailable to inmates of public institutions whose Medi-Cal benefits have been suspended under this section.(e)(f) This section shall be implemented only if and to the extent allowed by federal law. This section shall be implemented only to the extent that any necessary federal approval of state plan amendments or other federal approvals are obtained.(f)(g) If any part of this section is in conflict with or does not comply with federal law, this entire section shall be inoperative.(g)(h) This section shall be implemented on January 1, 2010, or the date when all necessary federal approvals are obtained, whichever is later.(h)(i) By January 1, 2010, or the date when all necessary federal approvals are obtained, whichever is later, the department, in consultation with the Chief Probation Officers of California and the County Welfare Directors Association, Association of California, shall establish the protocols and procedures necessary to implement this section, including any needed changes to the protocols and procedures previously established to implement Section 14029.5.(i)(j) The department shall determine whether federal financial participation will be jeopardized by implementing this section and shall implement this section only if and to the extent that federal financial participation is not jeopardized.(j)(k) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department shall implement this section by means of all-county letters or similar instructions without taking regulatory action. Thereafter, the department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SECTION 1. Section 14011.10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:
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14011.10. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), Sections 14053.7 and 14053.8, benefits provided under this chapter to an individual who is an inmate of a public institution shall be suspended in accordance with Section 1396d(a)(29)(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code as provided in subdivision (c).(b) County welfare departments A county welfare department shall notify the department within 10 days of receiving information that an individual on Medi-Cal in the county is or will be an inmate of a public institution.(c) If an individual is a Medi-Cal beneficiary on the date he or she becomes they become an inmate of a public institution, his or her and their benefits under this chapter and under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) shall be suspended effective the date he or she becomes are suspended pursuant to this section, the effective date of the suspension is the date that they become an inmate of a public institution. The suspension shall end on the date he or she is they are no longer an inmate of a public institution or one year from the date he or she becomes they become an inmate of a public institution, whichever is sooner.(d) (1) For purposes of this subdivision, the following definitions apply:(A) Eligible juvenile means a juvenile who is an inmate of a public institution, and the county welfare department determines either of the following with respect to the juvenile:(i) The juvenile was eligible for benefits under the Medi-Cal program immediately before becoming an inmate of the public institution.(ii) The juvenile is eligible for benefits under the Medi-Cal program while an inmate of the public institution.(B) Juvenile means an individual who is either of the following:(i) Under 21 years of age.(ii) Under 26 years of age, formerly in foster care, and otherwise meets the description set forth in Section 1396a(10)(A)(i)(IX) of Title 42 of the United States Code.(2) The county welfare department may suspend benefits provided under this chapter to an eligible juvenile. During the period that the eligible juvenile is an inmate of a public institution, their Medi-Cal eligibility shall not be terminated.(3) (A) Pursuant to the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (House Resolution 6 (2018) (Public Law 115-271)), prior to the release of an eligible juvenile, as described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), from a public institution, the county welfare department shall conduct a redetermination of eligibility for the Medi-Cal program, as specified in Section 14005.37, for that individual without requiring a new application from the eligible juvenile.(B) If the county welfare department determines, pursuant to the redetermination specified in subparagraph (A), that the eligible juvenile meets eligibility requirements for the Medi-Cal program, Medi-Cal eligibility shall be restored upon the eligible juveniles release from the public institution.(C) If an individual who is an eligible juvenile, as described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), the county welfare department shall process any application for medical assistance submitted by, or on behalf of, the individual for the purpose of making a determination of Medi-Cal eligibility for that individual to receive medical assistance under the Medi-Cal program upon the release of that individual from the public institution.(d)(e) This section does not create a state-funded benefit or program. Health care services under this chapter and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) shall not be available be unavailable to inmates of public institutions whose Medi-Cal benefits have been suspended under this section.(e)(f) This section shall be implemented only if and to the extent allowed by federal law. This section shall be implemented only to the extent that any necessary federal approval of state plan amendments or other federal approvals are obtained.(f)(g) If any part of this section is in conflict with or does not comply with federal law, this entire section shall be inoperative.(g)(h) This section shall be implemented on January 1, 2010, or the date when all necessary federal approvals are obtained, whichever is later.(h)(i) By January 1, 2010, or the date when all necessary federal approvals are obtained, whichever is later, the department, in consultation with the Chief Probation Officers of California and the County Welfare Directors Association, Association of California, shall establish the protocols and procedures necessary to implement this section, including any needed changes to the protocols and procedures previously established to implement Section 14029.5.(i)(j) The department shall determine whether federal financial participation will be jeopardized by implementing this section and shall implement this section only if and to the extent that federal financial participation is not jeopardized.(j)(k) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department shall implement this section by means of all-county letters or similar instructions without taking regulatory action. Thereafter, the department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
14011.10. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), Sections 14053.7 and 14053.8, benefits provided under this chapter to an individual who is an inmate of a public institution shall be suspended in accordance with Section 1396d(a)(29)(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code as provided in subdivision (c).(b) County welfare departments A county welfare department shall notify the department within 10 days of receiving information that an individual on Medi-Cal in the county is or will be an inmate of a public institution.(c) If an individual is a Medi-Cal beneficiary on the date he or she becomes they become an inmate of a public institution, his or her and their benefits under this chapter and under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) shall be suspended effective the date he or she becomes are suspended pursuant to this section, the effective date of the suspension is the date that they become an inmate of a public institution. The suspension shall end on the date he or she is they are no longer an inmate of a public institution or one year from the date he or she becomes they become an inmate of a public institution, whichever is sooner.(d) (1) For purposes of this subdivision, the following definitions apply:(A) Eligible juvenile means a juvenile who is an inmate of a public institution, and the county welfare department determines either of the following with respect to the juvenile:(i) The juvenile was eligible for benefits under the Medi-Cal program immediately before becoming an inmate of the public institution.(ii) The juvenile is eligible for benefits under the Medi-Cal program while an inmate of the public institution.(B) Juvenile means an individual who is either of the following:(i) Under 21 years of age.(ii) Under 26 years of age, formerly in foster care, and otherwise meets the description set forth in Section 1396a(10)(A)(i)(IX) of Title 42 of the United States Code.(2) The county welfare department may suspend benefits provided under this chapter to an eligible juvenile. During the period that the eligible juvenile is an inmate of a public institution, their Medi-Cal eligibility shall not be terminated.(3) (A) Pursuant to the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (House Resolution 6 (2018) (Public Law 115-271)), prior to the release of an eligible juvenile, as described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), from a public institution, the county welfare department shall conduct a redetermination of eligibility for the Medi-Cal program, as specified in Section 14005.37, for that individual without requiring a new application from the eligible juvenile.(B) If the county welfare department determines, pursuant to the redetermination specified in subparagraph (A), that the eligible juvenile meets eligibility requirements for the Medi-Cal program, Medi-Cal eligibility shall be restored upon the eligible juveniles release from the public institution.(C) If an individual who is an eligible juvenile, as described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), the county welfare department shall process any application for medical assistance submitted by, or on behalf of, the individual for the purpose of making a determination of Medi-Cal eligibility for that individual to receive medical assistance under the Medi-Cal program upon the release of that individual from the public institution.(d)(e) This section does not create a state-funded benefit or program. Health care services under this chapter and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) shall not be available be unavailable to inmates of public institutions whose Medi-Cal benefits have been suspended under this section.(e)(f) This section shall be implemented only if and to the extent allowed by federal law. This section shall be implemented only to the extent that any necessary federal approval of state plan amendments or other federal approvals are obtained.(f)(g) If any part of this section is in conflict with or does not comply with federal law, this entire section shall be inoperative.(g)(h) This section shall be implemented on January 1, 2010, or the date when all necessary federal approvals are obtained, whichever is later.(h)(i) By January 1, 2010, or the date when all necessary federal approvals are obtained, whichever is later, the department, in consultation with the Chief Probation Officers of California and the County Welfare Directors Association, Association of California, shall establish the protocols and procedures necessary to implement this section, including any needed changes to the protocols and procedures previously established to implement Section 14029.5.(i)(j) The department shall determine whether federal financial participation will be jeopardized by implementing this section and shall implement this section only if and to the extent that federal financial participation is not jeopardized.(j)(k) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department shall implement this section by means of all-county letters or similar instructions without taking regulatory action. Thereafter, the department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
14011.10. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), Sections 14053.7 and 14053.8, benefits provided under this chapter to an individual who is an inmate of a public institution shall be suspended in accordance with Section 1396d(a)(29)(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code as provided in subdivision (c).(b) County welfare departments A county welfare department shall notify the department within 10 days of receiving information that an individual on Medi-Cal in the county is or will be an inmate of a public institution.(c) If an individual is a Medi-Cal beneficiary on the date he or she becomes they become an inmate of a public institution, his or her and their benefits under this chapter and under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) shall be suspended effective the date he or she becomes are suspended pursuant to this section, the effective date of the suspension is the date that they become an inmate of a public institution. The suspension shall end on the date he or she is they are no longer an inmate of a public institution or one year from the date he or she becomes they become an inmate of a public institution, whichever is sooner.(d) (1) For purposes of this subdivision, the following definitions apply:(A) Eligible juvenile means a juvenile who is an inmate of a public institution, and the county welfare department determines either of the following with respect to the juvenile:(i) The juvenile was eligible for benefits under the Medi-Cal program immediately before becoming an inmate of the public institution.(ii) The juvenile is eligible for benefits under the Medi-Cal program while an inmate of the public institution.(B) Juvenile means an individual who is either of the following:(i) Under 21 years of age.(ii) Under 26 years of age, formerly in foster care, and otherwise meets the description set forth in Section 1396a(10)(A)(i)(IX) of Title 42 of the United States Code.(2) The county welfare department may suspend benefits provided under this chapter to an eligible juvenile. During the period that the eligible juvenile is an inmate of a public institution, their Medi-Cal eligibility shall not be terminated.(3) (A) Pursuant to the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (House Resolution 6 (2018) (Public Law 115-271)), prior to the release of an eligible juvenile, as described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), from a public institution, the county welfare department shall conduct a redetermination of eligibility for the Medi-Cal program, as specified in Section 14005.37, for that individual without requiring a new application from the eligible juvenile.(B) If the county welfare department determines, pursuant to the redetermination specified in subparagraph (A), that the eligible juvenile meets eligibility requirements for the Medi-Cal program, Medi-Cal eligibility shall be restored upon the eligible juveniles release from the public institution.(C) If an individual who is an eligible juvenile, as described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), the county welfare department shall process any application for medical assistance submitted by, or on behalf of, the individual for the purpose of making a determination of Medi-Cal eligibility for that individual to receive medical assistance under the Medi-Cal program upon the release of that individual from the public institution.(d)(e) This section does not create a state-funded benefit or program. Health care services under this chapter and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) shall not be available be unavailable to inmates of public institutions whose Medi-Cal benefits have been suspended under this section.(e)(f) This section shall be implemented only if and to the extent allowed by federal law. This section shall be implemented only to the extent that any necessary federal approval of state plan amendments or other federal approvals are obtained.(f)(g) If any part of this section is in conflict with or does not comply with federal law, this entire section shall be inoperative.(g)(h) This section shall be implemented on January 1, 2010, or the date when all necessary federal approvals are obtained, whichever is later.(h)(i) By January 1, 2010, or the date when all necessary federal approvals are obtained, whichever is later, the department, in consultation with the Chief Probation Officers of California and the County Welfare Directors Association, Association of California, shall establish the protocols and procedures necessary to implement this section, including any needed changes to the protocols and procedures previously established to implement Section 14029.5.(i)(j) The department shall determine whether federal financial participation will be jeopardized by implementing this section and shall implement this section only if and to the extent that federal financial participation is not jeopardized.(j)(k) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department shall implement this section by means of all-county letters or similar instructions without taking regulatory action. Thereafter, the department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
14011.10. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), Sections 14053.7 and 14053.8, benefits provided under this chapter to an individual who is an inmate of a public institution shall be suspended in accordance with Section 1396d(a)(29)(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code as provided in subdivision (c).
(b) County welfare departments A county welfare department shall notify the department within 10 days of receiving information that an individual on Medi-Cal in the county is or will be an inmate of a public institution.
(c) If an individual is a Medi-Cal beneficiary on the date he or she becomes they become an inmate of a public institution, his or her and their benefits under this chapter and under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) shall be suspended effective the date he or she becomes are suspended pursuant to this section, the effective date of the suspension is the date that they become an inmate of a public institution. The suspension shall end on the date he or she is they are no longer an inmate of a public institution or one year from the date he or she becomes they become an inmate of a public institution, whichever is sooner.
(d) (1) For purposes of this subdivision, the following definitions apply:
(A) Eligible juvenile means a juvenile who is an inmate of a public institution, and the county welfare department determines either of the following with respect to the juvenile:
(i) The juvenile was eligible for benefits under the Medi-Cal program immediately before becoming an inmate of the public institution.
(ii) The juvenile is eligible for benefits under the Medi-Cal program while an inmate of the public institution.
(B) Juvenile means an individual who is either of the following:
(i) Under 21 years of age.
(ii) Under 26 years of age, formerly in foster care, and otherwise meets the description set forth in Section 1396a(10)(A)(i)(IX) of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(2) The county welfare department may suspend benefits provided under this chapter to an eligible juvenile. During the period that the eligible juvenile is an inmate of a public institution, their Medi-Cal eligibility shall not be terminated.
(3) (A) Pursuant to the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (House Resolution 6 (2018) (Public Law 115-271)), prior to the release of an eligible juvenile, as described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), from a public institution, the county welfare department shall conduct a redetermination of eligibility for the Medi-Cal program, as specified in Section 14005.37, for that individual without requiring a new application from the eligible juvenile.
(B) If the county welfare department determines, pursuant to the redetermination specified in subparagraph (A), that the eligible juvenile meets eligibility requirements for the Medi-Cal program, Medi-Cal eligibility shall be restored upon the eligible juveniles release from the public institution.
(C) If an individual who is an eligible juvenile, as described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), the county welfare department shall process any application for medical assistance submitted by, or on behalf of, the individual for the purpose of making a determination of Medi-Cal eligibility for that individual to receive medical assistance under the Medi-Cal program upon the release of that individual from the public institution.
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(e) This section does not create a state-funded benefit or program. Health care services under this chapter and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) shall not be available be unavailable to inmates of public institutions whose Medi-Cal benefits have been suspended under this section.
(e)
(f) This section shall be implemented only if and to the extent allowed by federal law. This section shall be implemented only to the extent that any necessary federal approval of state plan amendments or other federal approvals are obtained.
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(g) If any part of this section is in conflict with or does not comply with federal law, this entire section shall be inoperative.
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(h) This section shall be implemented on January 1, 2010, or the date when all necessary federal approvals are obtained, whichever is later.
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(i) By January 1, 2010, or the date when all necessary federal approvals are obtained, whichever is later, the department, in consultation with the Chief Probation Officers of California and the County Welfare Directors Association, Association of California, shall establish the protocols and procedures necessary to implement this section, including any needed changes to the protocols and procedures previously established to implement Section 14029.5.
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(j) The department shall determine whether federal financial participation will be jeopardized by implementing this section and shall implement this section only if and to the extent that federal financial participation is not jeopardized.
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(k) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department shall implement this section by means of all-county letters or similar instructions without taking regulatory action. Thereafter, the department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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