Ed Hernandez
- Democratic
Author
Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income persons receive health care benefits. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law requires family planning services to be offered to all former, current, or potential Medi-Cal recipients of childbearing age and provided to all eligible individuals who voluntarily request the services. Existing law also establishes the Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (Family PACT) Program, administered by the Office of Family Planning within the department, Planning, under which comprehensive clinical family planning services are provided to a person who has a family income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, as revised annually, and who is eligible to receive these services. This bill would clarify that the requirement to provide family planning benefits under the Medi-Cal program does not prohibit family planning services from being delivered through telehealth, including mobile telehealth delivered according to clinical guidelines. The bill would, beginning January 1, 2020, require the Family PACT Program to cover services provided by a Family PACT provider through direct video and telephonic communications with a provider and direct or asynchronous care provided through a smartphone application that is appropriate to be delivered remotely based on current clinical guidelines. Beginning January 1, 2020, the bill would allow Family PACT providers to determine program eligibility remotely and to enroll clients remotely, as specified, and would authorize the State Department of Health Care Services to develop program policies to support implementation of offsite eligibility determination and enrollment. The bill would, if a patient is ineligible for the Family PACT Program, but may be eligible for more comprehensive health care coverage through Medi-Cal or Covered California, require the Family PACT provider to share information with the patient about his or her coverage options, beginning January 1, 2020.
Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Calderon.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (August 16).
August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 7. Page 4405.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 4302.) (May 25).
Set for hearing May 25.
May 14 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 14.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 4745.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 18.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 10.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB1023 | HTML |
| 02/07/18 - Introduced | |
| 03/12/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/25/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/06/18 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/23/18 - Amended Assembly |
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