California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 15910

WIC § 15910 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 9 · Part 3.6

Statute text

(a)Subject to federal approval of a demonstration project effective on or after November 1, 2010, the department shall, by no later than July 1, 2011, authorize local LIHPs to provide scheduled health care services, consistent with the Special Terms and Conditions of the demonstration project, to eligible low-income individuals 19 to 64 years of age, inclusive, who are not otherwise eligible for the Medi-Cal program or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, with family incomes at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level. To the extent federal financial participation is made available under the Special Terms and Conditions of the demonstration project pursuant to Section 15910.1, LIHP health care services may be made available to eligible individuals with family incomes above 133 percent through 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

(b)Eligible entities, consistent with the Special Terms and Conditions of the demonstration project, may perform outreach and enrollment activities to target populations, including, but not limited to, people who are homeless, individuals who frequently use hospital inpatient or emergency department services for avoidable reasons, or people with mental health or substance abuse treatment needs.

(c)The LIHP shall be designed and implemented with the systems and program elements necessary to facilitate the transition of those eligible individuals to Medi-Cal coverage, or alternatively, to coverage through the California Health Benefit Exchange, by 2014, pursuant to state and federal law, and the Special Terms and Conditions of the demonstration project.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 228. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.