AB 1995

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2021-2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 26, 2022
  • Senate
  • Governor

Medi-Cal: premiums, contributions, and copayments.

Abstract

Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and 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 requires that Medi-Cal benefits be provided to optional targeted low-income children, as defined, based on a certain income eligibility threshold. Existing law also establishes the Medi-Cal Access Program, which provides health care services to a woman who is pregnant or in her postpartum period and whose household income is between certain thresholds, and to a child under 2 years of age who is delivered by a mother enrolled in the program, as specified. Existing law also establishes a program under which certain employed persons with disabilities are eligible for Medi-Cal benefits based on income and other criteria. Existing law requires the department to exercise the option, available to the state under federal law, to impose specified monthly premiums, based on income level, for the above-described children and employed persons with disabilities. Existing law requires the department to determine schedules for subscriber contribution amounts for persons enrolled in the Medi-Cal Access Program. This bill would eliminate the premiums and subscriber contributions for the above-described populations. The bill would make conforming changes to related provisions. Existing law creates the County Health Initiative Matching Fund in the State Treasury, administered by the department for the purpose of providing matching state funds and local funds received by the fund through intergovernmental transfers to a county agency, a local initiative, or a county organized health system in order to provide health insurance coverage to certain children and adults in low-income households who do not qualify for health care benefits through the Healthy Families Program or Medi-Cal. This bill would prohibit the department from imposing subscriber contributions for that program, to the extent allowable by federal law, as specified. Existing law requires Medi-Cal beneficiaries to make set copayments for specified services, including for nonemergency services received in an emergency department or emergency room. This bill would prohibit the department from imposing copayments on recipients of specified services, to the extent allowable by federal law.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Aug 11, 2022

Senate

In committee: Held under submission.

Jun 27, 2022

Senate

In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
suspense file.

Jun 16, 2022

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 08, 2022

Senate

Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

May 27, 2022

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

May 26, 2022

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0.)

May 19, 2022

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 19).

Apr 27, 2022

Assembly

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
suspense file.

Mar 28, 2022

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Mar 24, 2022

Assembly

Read second time and amended.

Mar 23, 2022

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 22).

Mar 10, 2022

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

Mar 09, 2022

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

Feb 18, 2022

Assembly

Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

Feb 11, 2022

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

Feb 10, 2022

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB1995 HTML
02/10/22 - Introduced PDF
03/09/22 - Amended Assembly PDF
03/24/22 - Amended Assembly PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
03/21/22- Assembly Health PDF
04/25/22- Assembly Appropriations PDF
05/20/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
06/13/22- Senate Health PDF
06/24/22- Senate Appropriations PDF

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