California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14148.5

WIC § 14148.5 Effective Jun 30, 2025Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 4.7

Statute text

(a)State-funded perinatal services shall be provided under the Medi-Cal program to pregnant persons and state-funded medical services to infants up to one year of age in families with incomes above 185 percent, but not more than 208 percent, of the federal poverty level, in the same manner that these services are being provided to the Medi-Cal population, including eligibility requirements and integration of eligibility determinations and payment of claims. When determining eligibility under this section, an applicant’s or beneficiary’s income and resources shall be determined, counted, and valued in accordance with the methodology set forth in Section 14005.64.

(b)Services provided under this section shall not be subject to any spend down of excess income requirements.

(c)(1) The department, in implementing the Medi-Cal program and public health programs, may provide for outreach activities in order to enhance participation and access to perinatal services. Funding received pursuant to the federal provisions shall be used to expand perinatal outreach activities. These outreach activities shall be implemented if funding is provided for this purpose by an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or other statute.

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Legislative history

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 152) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 21, Sec. 108. (AB 116) Effective June 30, 2025. Operative January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.