Title WIC, California Welf. & Inst. Code

(a) No later than January 1, 2027, the department shall establish a process to regularly obtain address information for individuals enrolled in the Medi-Cal program in accordance with Section 1396a(vv) of Title 42 of the United States Code for the purpose of preventing simultaneo…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (f), an individual is a resident of this state if he or she is 21 years of age or older, is not residing in an institution, is living in the state, and any of the following apply: (1) The individual intends to reside in this state, including …

(a) Any individual who is otherwise eligible for Medi-Cal services, but who does not meet the documentation requirements described in subdivision (e) of Section 14011.2, shall be eligible only for the scope of services made available to persons who are not citizens or nationals o…

Any children under the jurisdiction of the county welfare department, who are dependent children in relative placement, foster home placement, or group home placement, and any child in custody pending the filing of a petition for placement, who are receiving or are eligible to re…

(a) To the extent federal financial participation is available, the department shall exercise the option provided in Section 1920A of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396r-1a) to the extent necessary to implement a program for accelerated eligibility for children …

(a) Persons who are not citizens or nationals of the United States shall be eligible for Medi-Cal, whether federally funded or state-funded, only to the same extent as permitted under federal law and regulations for receipt of federal financial participation under Title XIX of th…

(a) A recipient who maintains a residence outside of this state for a period of at least two months shall not be eligible for services under this chapter where the county has made inquiry of the recipient pursuant to Section 11100, and where the recipient has not responded to thi…

(a) Persons who are not citizens or nationals of the United States who were receiving long-term care services under the authority of subdivision (f) of Section 1 of Chapter 1441 of the Statutes of 1988 on the day prior to the effective date of this section shall continue to recei…

Any person who is not a citizen or national of the United States who is otherwise eligible for Medi-Cal services, but who does not meet the requirements under subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 14007.5, shall be eligible for medically necessary pregnancy-related services. (Amended…

(a) Through its courts and statutes, and under its Constitution, California protects a woman’s right to reproductive privacy. California reaffirms these protections and specifically its Supreme Court decision in People v. Belous (1969) 71 Cal.2d 954, 966-68. (b) The State Departm…

(a) The department shall adopt the option made available under Section 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) of Title 42 of the United States Code, to provide medical assistance during the period in which an individual described in subdivision (c) of Section 104162 of the Health and Safety …

(a) (1) An individual who is 25 years of age or younger, and who does not have satisfactory immigration status or is unable to establish satisfactory immigration status as required by Section 14011.2, shall be eligible for the full scope of Medi-Cal benefits, subject to the servi…

(a) (1) The department shall adopt the option made available under Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII)). In order to be eligible for benefits under this section, an individual shall be required to meet all …

(a) No relative, other than the spouse, shall be held to be financially responsible for the cost of health care received by an adult eligible under this chapter, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c). (b) Except as provided in Section 14010, no relative, other than the p…

(a) As a condition of eligibility for medical services provided under this chapter or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200), each applicant or beneficiary shall do all of the following: (1) Assign to the state any rights to medical support and to payments for medical care fro…

If the applicant or beneficiary does not cooperate in the manner described in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 14008.6 to establish paternity and medical support orders against the noncustodial parents of each of the children for whom Medi-Cal services are requested or receive…

(a) Any applicant for, or beneficiary of Medi-Cal, or person acting on behalf of an applicant or beneficiary shall be informed as to the provisions of eligibility and, in writing, of their responsibility for reporting facts material to a correct determination of eligibility and s…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature, with the amendments made to this section by the act that added subdivision (g), to do all of the following: (1) Limit Medi-Cal estate recovery only for those services required to be collected under federal law. (2) Limit the definition of …

(a) As a result of providing medical assistance for home and facility care to an individual, the state shall, by operation of law, become a remainder beneficiary, to the extent required by Section 1917(e) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396p(e)), of annuities …

(a) If an annuity is considered part or all of the community spouse resource allowance allowed under subdivision (c) of Section 14006, the state shall only become a remainder beneficiary of that portion of the annuity that is not a part of that community spouse resource allowance…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the parent or parents of a person under 21 years of age shall not be held financially responsible, nor shall financial contribution be requested or required of such parent or parents for health care or related services to which the …

(a) An applicant who is not a recipient of aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) shall be required to file an affirmation setting forth facts about their annual income and other resources and qualifications for eligibilit…

(a) The department shall, not later than July 1, 1998, create and implement a simplified application package for the following Medi-Cal applicants, as described under Section 1902(l)(3) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396a(l)(3)): (1) Children. (2) Pregnant wo…

(a) Except as provided in Sections 14053.7, 14053.8, and 14184.800, benefits provided under this chapter to an individual who is an inmate of a public institution shall be suspended in accordance with Section 1396d(a)(31)(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code as provided in su…

(a) The department shall, not later than July 1, 2000, create and implement a simplified application package for children, families, and adults applying for Medi-Cal benefits. This simplified application package shall include a simplified supplemental resource form. (b) In develo…

(a) The department shall require that each applicant for or beneficiary of Medi-Cal, including a child, who is not a recipient of aid under the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) shall provide their social security…

To the extent federal financial participation is available, the department shall take all steps necessary to comply with the terms and conditions of the State Child Health Insurance Program waiver described in Section 12693.755 of the Insurance Code extending eligibility under th…

(a) To the same extent as required by federal law, a person who is not a citizen or national of the United States whose entry into the United States has been sponsored by an individual who, or organization that, executed an affidavit of support or similar agreement with respect t…

The department shall, subject to the requirements of federal law, and not later than six months after the effective date of this section, develop a simple referral form to be used as proof of birth, in order to initiate Medi-Cal enrollment and the establishment of benefits for ne…

The department shall be responsible for establishing the necessary systems for the identification, review and approval, disbursement, and reimbursement systems for those health services provided to the medically indigent population eligible for federal reimbursement under the Ref…

(a) To the extent federal financial participation is available, the department shall exercise the option provided in Section 1920a of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396r-1a) to implement a program for accelerated enrollment of children. (b) The department shall …

(a) To the extent allowed under federal law and only if federal financial participation is available under Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1397aa et seq.), the state shall administer the Medi-Cal to Healthy Families Accelerated Enrollment program, to provide …

(a) To the extent allowed under federal law under Title XIX (42) U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) and Title XXI (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) of the Social Security Act, and only if federal financial participation is available under Title XXI (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) of the Social Security Ac…

(a) To the extent federal financial participation is available, the department shall exercise the option provided in Section 1920a of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396r-1a) to implement a program of presumptive eligibility for any child who meets both of the fo…

(a) Effective January 1, 2014, the department shall provide Medi-Cal benefits during a presumptive eligibility period to individuals who have been determined eligible on the basis of preliminary information by a qualified hospital in accordance with Section 1396a(a)(47)(B) of Tit…

(a) To the extent allowed under federal law and only if federal financial participation is available, the department shall exercise the option provided in Section 1396r-1a of Title 42 of the United States Code and the option provided in Section 1397gg(e)(1)(D) of Title 42 of the …

(a) The department shall conduct, or contract for the conducting of, a feasibility study report of technological requirements for modifying the electronic application authorized pursuant to Section 14011.7, known as the CHDP Gateway, to allow a person applying on behalf of a chil…

(a) The department may contract with public or private entities, or utilize existing health care service provider payment mechanisms, including the Medi-Cal program’s fiscal intermediary, in order to implement subdivision (b) of Section 12693.26 and subdivision (e) of Section 126…

(a) Benefits provided to an individual pursuant to a preliminary determination as described in Section 1396r-1, 1396r-1a, or 1396r-1b of Title 42 of the United States Code shall end, without the necessity for any further review or determination by the department, on or before the…

(a) On or before October 1, 2002, the department shall issue instructions to counties via an all-county letter or similar instructions to establish an automated system for tracking the status of applications received by county welfare departments from the centralized processing e…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the goal of the Medi-Cal program is to provide comprehensive health care to low-income Californians who cannot afford the cost of health care. (b) (1) The department may seek waivers of federal Medicaid requirements in furtherance of th…

(a) By July 1, 2007, the department shall implement a process that allows applicants and beneficiaries to self-certify the amount and nature of assets and income without the need to submit income or asset documentation. (b) The process shall apply to applicants and beneficiaries …

The department shall establish a system for investigation of a sufficient sample of applications and affirmations as shall be deemed necessary to assure the validity of such applications. (Added by Stats. 1965, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 4.)

(a) When determining whether an individual is eligible for Medi-Cal benefits, the department shall verify the accuracy of the information identified in this section that is provided as a part of the application or redetermination process in conformity with this section. (b) Befor…

(a) Pursuant to, and only to the extent required by, Section 1940 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396w) and subject to the provisions of this section, the department shall implement an asset verification program for the purpose of determining or redetermining …

(a) Any person receiving health care for which he or she was not eligible on the basis of false declarations as to his or her eligibility or any person making false declarations as to eligibility on behalf of any other person receiving health care for which that other person was …