California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14148

WIC § 14148 Effective Jun 30, 2022Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 4.7

Statute text

(a)(1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the department shall adopt the federal option provided under Section 4101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-203) to extend eligibility for medical assistance under Medicaid to all pregnant individuals and infants with family incomes not in excess of 185 percent of the federal poverty level.

(B)Effective January 1, 2014, the federal poverty level percentage income eligibility threshold used pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14005.64 to determine eligibility for medical assistance under this section pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall equal 208 percent of the federal poverty level.

(C)Effective January 1, 2022, eligibility for medical assistance to pregnant individuals with family incomes not in excess of 208 percent of the federal poverty level, before the application of the 5-percent income disregard pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 14005.64, shall be as described in Section 14005.22.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 123. (SB 184) Effective June 30, 2022.