CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 564Introduced by Assembly Member VillapuduaFebruary 08, 2023 An act to add Section 14044.1 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 564, as introduced, Villapudua. Medi-Cal enrollment.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 department regulations require an applicant or provider to meet specified standards and to submit a completed application package on specified forms as a condition for enrollment, continued enrollment, or enrollment at a new location or a change in location, and requires these forms to contain, among other things, an original signature in ink.This bill would require the department to allow applicants or providers to submit electronic signatures for all enrollment forms, including, but not limited to, claims and remit forms, in the Medi-Cal program.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 14044.1 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:14044.1. The State Department of Health Care Services shall allow applicants or providers to submit electronic signatures for all enrollment forms, including, but not limited to, claims and remit forms, in the Medi-Cal program.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 564Introduced by Assembly Member VillapuduaFebruary 08, 2023 An act to add Section 14044.1 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 564, as introduced, Villapudua. Medi-Cal enrollment.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 department regulations require an applicant or provider to meet specified standards and to submit a completed application package on specified forms as a condition for enrollment, continued enrollment, or enrollment at a new location or a change in location, and requires these forms to contain, among other things, an original signature in ink.This bill would require the department to allow applicants or providers to submit electronic signatures for all enrollment forms, including, but not limited to, claims and remit forms, in the Medi-Cal program.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 564
Introduced by Assembly Member VillapuduaFebruary 08, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Villapudua
February 08, 2023
An act to add Section 14044.1 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 564, as introduced, Villapudua. Medi-Cal enrollment.
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 department regulations require an applicant or provider to meet specified standards and to submit a completed application package on specified forms as a condition for enrollment, continued enrollment, or enrollment at a new location or a change in location, and requires these forms to contain, among other things, an original signature in ink.This bill would require the department to allow applicants or providers to submit electronic signatures for all enrollment forms, including, but not limited to, claims and remit forms, in the Medi-Cal program.
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 department regulations require an applicant or provider to meet specified standards and to submit a completed application package on specified forms as a condition for enrollment, continued enrollment, or enrollment at a new location or a change in location, and requires these forms to contain, among other things, an original signature in ink.
This bill would require the department to allow applicants or providers to submit electronic signatures for all enrollment forms, including, but not limited to, claims and remit forms, in the Medi-Cal program.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 14044.1 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:14044.1. The State Department of Health Care Services shall allow applicants or providers to submit electronic signatures for all enrollment forms, including, but not limited to, claims and remit forms, in the Medi-Cal program.
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 14044.1 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:14044.1. The State Department of Health Care Services shall allow applicants or providers to submit electronic signatures for all enrollment forms, including, but not limited to, claims and remit forms, in the Medi-Cal program.
SECTION 1. Section 14044.1 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
14044.1. The State Department of Health Care Services shall allow applicants or providers to submit electronic signatures for all enrollment forms, including, but not limited to, claims and remit forms, in the Medi-Cal program.
14044.1. The State Department of Health Care Services shall allow applicants or providers to submit electronic signatures for all enrollment forms, including, but not limited to, claims and remit forms, in the Medi-Cal program.
14044.1. The State Department of Health Care Services shall allow applicants or providers to submit electronic signatures for all enrollment forms, including, but not limited to, claims and remit forms, in the Medi-Cal program.
14044.1. The State Department of Health Care Services shall allow applicants or providers to submit electronic signatures for all enrollment forms, including, but not limited to, claims and remit forms, in the Medi-Cal program.