Toni Atkins
- Democratic
Author
Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law, until July 1, 2020, among other things, requires the department to work with stakeholders to conduct a study to identify current requirements for medical interpretation services and make recommendations on strategies that may be employed regarding the provision of medical interpretation services for Medi-Cal beneficiaries who are limited English proficient (LEP) . Existing law requires that the department work with stakeholders to establish a pilot project based on the recommendations of the study, as specified. This bill would instead require the department to establish a pilot project concurrent with the study, as specified. The bill would, among other things, require that the pilot project be designed to evaluate certain factors, including whether disparities in care are reduced, with respect to LEP Medi-Cal beneficiaries compared with Medi-Cal beneficiaries who are proficient in English. The bill would require the department to expend up to $5,000,000 for the pilot project pursuant to an appropriation made in the Budget Act of 2019. The bill would extend the operation of these provisions to July 1, 2024.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 365, Statutes of 2019.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2865.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3253.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 14).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1272.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1091.) (May 16).
Set for hearing May 16.
April 22 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing April 22.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 490.) (March 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing March 27.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 28.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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| SB165 | HTML |
| 01/28/19 - Introduced | |
| 09/03/19 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/13/19 - Enrolled | |
| 09/27/19 - Chaptered |
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