California Health and Safety Code

§ 120960

HSC § 120960 Effective Jun 30, 2025Div. 105 · Part 4 · Ch. 6

Statute text

(a)The department shall establish uniform standards of financial eligibility for the drugs under the program established under this chapter.

(b)Nothing in the financial eligibility standards shall prohibit drugs to an otherwise eligible person whose modified adjusted gross income does not exceed 500 percent of the federal poverty level per year based on family size and household income. However, the director may authorize drugs for persons with incomes higher than 500 percent of the federal poverty level per year based on family size and household income if the estimated cost of those drugs in one year is expected to exceed 20 percent of the person’s modified adjusted gross income. Beginning January 1, 2025, or as soon as technically feasible thereafter, the financial eligibility standard in this section shall increase to 600 percent of the federal poverty level per year based on family size and household income.

(c)A county public health department administering this program pursuant to an agreement with the director pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 120955 shall use no more than 5 percent of total payments that it collects pursuant to this section to cover any administrative costs related to eligibility determinations, reporting requirements, and the collection of payments.

…

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 21, Sec. 38. (AB 116) Effective June 30, 2025.