Bonnie Lowenthal
- Democratic
Author
Existing law establishes the federal Medicaid Program, administered by each state, California's version of which is the Medi-Cal program. The Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services under the direction of the Director of Health Care Services, provides qualified low-income persons with health care services. Existing federal law establishes the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) , which provides specified services for older individuals so that they may continue living in the community. Federal law authorizes states to implement the PACE program as a Medicaid state option. Existing state law authorizes the director to establish the California Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly and contract with up to 10 demonstration projects to develop risk-based, long-term care pilot programs. Existing law also establishes PACE program services as a covered benefit of the Medi-Cal program. Existing law authorizes the department to enter into specified contracts for implementation of the PACE program, and also enter into separate contracts with certain PACE organizations, to fully implement the single state agency responsibilities assumed by the department, as specified. Existing law authorizes the department to enter into separate contracts with up to 10 PACE organizations, but prohibits certain contracts unless a Medicaid state plan amendment, electing PACE as a state Medicaid option, has been approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This bill would, instead, require the department to establish the California Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly and would delete the pilot program and demonstration project requirements in these provisions. This bill would also provide that the department may enter into contracts with public or private nonprofit organizations for implementation of the PACE program and increase to 15 the number of separate contracts the department may enter into with PACE organizations, as defined. This bill would make other conforming changes.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 367, Statutes of 2011.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2853.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2165.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 25).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1670.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 27).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. Read second time and amended.
Referred to Coms. on AGING & L.T.C. and HEALTH.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB574 | HTML |
| 02/16/11 - Introduced | |
| 03/23/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/22/11 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/15/11 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/08/11 - Enrolled | |
| 09/30/11 - Chaptered |
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