CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 977Introduced by Assembly Member Mark StoneFebruary 21, 2019 An act relating to Medi-Cal. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 977, as introduced, Mark Stone. Medi-Cal: Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment.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 healthcare services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing law provides that Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) services for any individual under 21 years of age is covered under Medi-Cal consistent with the requirements of federal law. Under federal law, EPSDT services include screening services, vision services, dental services, hearing services, and other necessary services to correct or ameliorate defects and physical and mental illnesses and conditions discovered by the screening services, whether or not the services are covered under the state plan.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to ensure that children enrolled in the Medi-Cal program receive timely access to care and preventative care services, based upon the findings of the California State Auditor, as specified.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 to ensure that children enrolled in the Medi-Cal program receive timely access to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment services for which they are eligible, based upon the findings of the California State Auditors Report 2018-111, entitled Children in Medi-Cal: Access to Care and Preventative Services.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 977Introduced by Assembly Member Mark StoneFebruary 21, 2019 An act relating to Medi-Cal. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 977, as introduced, Mark Stone. Medi-Cal: Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment.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 healthcare services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing law provides that Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) services for any individual under 21 years of age is covered under Medi-Cal consistent with the requirements of federal law. Under federal law, EPSDT services include screening services, vision services, dental services, hearing services, and other necessary services to correct or ameliorate defects and physical and mental illnesses and conditions discovered by the screening services, whether or not the services are covered under the state plan.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to ensure that children enrolled in the Medi-Cal program receive timely access to care and preventative care services, based upon the findings of the California State Auditor, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 977
Introduced by Assembly Member Mark StoneFebruary 21, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Mark Stone
February 21, 2019
An act relating to Medi-Cal.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 977, as introduced, Mark Stone. Medi-Cal: Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
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 healthcare services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing law provides that Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) services for any individual under 21 years of age is covered under Medi-Cal consistent with the requirements of federal law. Under federal law, EPSDT services include screening services, vision services, dental services, hearing services, and other necessary services to correct or ameliorate defects and physical and mental illnesses and conditions discovered by the screening services, whether or not the services are covered under the state plan.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to ensure that children enrolled in the Medi-Cal program receive timely access to care and preventative care services, based upon the findings of the California State Auditor, as specified.
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 healthcare services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing law provides that Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) services for any individual under 21 years of age is covered under Medi-Cal consistent with the requirements of federal law. Under federal law, EPSDT services include screening services, vision services, dental services, hearing services, and other necessary services to correct or ameliorate defects and physical and mental illnesses and conditions discovered by the screening services, whether or not the services are covered under the state plan.
This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to ensure that children enrolled in the Medi-Cal program receive timely access to care and preventative care services, based upon the findings of the California State Auditor, as specified.
## 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 to ensure that children enrolled in the Medi-Cal program receive timely access to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment services for which they are eligible, based upon the findings of the California State Auditors Report 2018-111, entitled Children in Medi-Cal: Access to Care and Preventative Services.
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 to ensure that children enrolled in the Medi-Cal program receive timely access to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment services for which they are eligible, based upon the findings of the California State Auditors Report 2018-111, entitled Children in Medi-Cal: Access to Care and Preventative Services.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to ensure that children enrolled in the Medi-Cal program receive timely access to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment services for which they are eligible, based upon the findings of the California State Auditors Report 2018-111, entitled Children in Medi-Cal: Access to Care and Preventative Services.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to ensure that children enrolled in the Medi-Cal program receive timely access to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment services for which they are eligible, based upon the findings of the California State Auditors Report 2018-111, entitled Children in Medi-Cal: Access to Care and Preventative Services.
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