California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14197.4

WIC § 14197.4 Effective Jun 29, 2024Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 6.3

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1)Designated public hospital systems play an essential role in the Medi-Cal program, providing high-quality care to a disproportionate number of low-income Medi-Cal and uninsured populations in the state. Because Medi-Cal covers approximately one-third of the state’s population, the strength of these essential public health care systems is of critical importance to the health and welfare of the people of California.

(2)Designated public hospital systems provide comprehensive health care services to low-income patients and lifesaving trauma, burn, and disaster-response services for entire communities, and train the next generation of doctors and other health care professionals, such as nurses and paramedical professionals, who are critical to new team-based care models that achieve more efficient and patient-centered care.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 40, Sec. 68. (SB 159) Effective June 29, 2024.