California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14012

WIC § 14012 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 1

Statute text

(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 this goal, including, but not limited to, demonstration projects that aim to either increase the number of Medi-Cal beneficiaries or enhance the medical assistance provided to beneficiaries.

(2)A waiver proposed by the department, which offers nonmedical benefits to Medi-Cal beneficiaries, including, but not limited to, employment or housing assistance, shall offer these benefits on a voluntary basis, and not as a condition of receiving medical assistance.

…

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 692, Sec. 1. (SB 1108) Effective January 1, 2019.