California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14005.18

WIC § 14005.18 Effective Jul 27, 2021Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) An individual is eligible, to the extent required by federal law, as though the individual was pregnant, for all pregnancy-related and postpartum services for a 60-day period beginning on the last day of pregnancy.

(2)For purposes of paragraph (1), “postpartum services” means those services provided after childbirth, child delivery, or miscarriage.

(b)(1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), Section 15840, the income eligibility requirements specified in Section 15832, and the annual redetermination requirements described in Section 14005.37, a pregnant individual who is receiving health care coverage under a program identified in subdivision (d) and who is diagnosed with a maternal mental health condition shall remain eligible for the Medi-Cal program under their current eligibility category for a period of one year following the last day of the individual’s pregnancy if the individual complies with the requirements specified in subdivision (c) and is otherwise eligible for the Medi-Cal program.

…

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 362. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021. Conditionally inoperative or operative as prescribed in subdivision (h).