California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14005.11

WIC § 14005.11 Effective Jun 30, 2025Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)To the extent required by federal law for qualified beneficiaries enrolled in the federal Medicare Program, the department shall pay the premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance for elderly and disabled persons entitled to benefits under Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act, whose income does not exceed the federal poverty level and whose resources do not exceed the amount specified in subdivision (a) of Section 14005.62.

(b)The department shall pay, in addition to subdivision (a), applicable additional premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance for drug coverage extended to qualified beneficiaries enrolled in the federal Medicare Program.

(c)The deductible payments required by subdivision (b) may be covered by providing the same drug coverage as offered to categorically needy recipients, as defined in Section 14050.1.

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Legislative history

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 707, Sec. 1) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 21, Sec. 52. (AB 116) Effective June 30, 2025. Operative January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.