Caroline Menjivar
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 20
Author
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 establishes a schedule of covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program. This bill would add menstrual products, as defined, to that schedule of covered benefits. The bill would require the department to seek any necessary federal approvals to implement this coverage. The bill would require the department to seek, and would authorize the department to use, any and all available federal funding, as specified, to implement this coverage.
May 16 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Set for hearing May 16.
April 8 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 8.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3379.) (March 20).
Set for hearing March 20.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 22.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB953 | HTML |
| 01/22/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/21/24 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/18/24- Senate Health | |
| 04/05/24- Senate Appropriations |
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