California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14199.1

WIC § 14199.1 Effective Sep 26, 2013Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 6.6

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(1)Beginning January 1, 2014, many low-income individuals will be eligible for Medi-Cal coverage pursuant to federal law, as part of health care reform.

(2)In implementing this expansion of Medi-Cal coverage, it is critical to maintain the role of county public hospital health systems that have traditionally served Medi-Cal and uninsured beneficiaries to ensure adequate access to care is available for the new Medi-Cal members, and to preserve the policy goal to support and strengthen traditional safety net providers who treat a high volume of uninsured and Medi-Cal patients.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 358, Sec. 6. (SB 98) Effective September 26, 2013.