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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	05/14/2018
Subject: SB 974 (Lara): Medi-Cal: immigration status: adults
Submitted For:	LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	2018-18
Referral Name:	SB 974 (Lara)
Presenter:	Patricia Tanquary	Contact:	L. DeLaney, 925-335-1097

Information

Referral History:

SB 974 (Lara) was referred to the Legislation Committee by Patricia Tanquary, the CEO of the Contra Costa Health Plan with a recommendation of "Support."

Author:	Ricardo Lara (D-033)
Coauthor	Hertzberg (D) , Leyva (D) , Pan (D) , Mitchell (D) , Hueso (D) , Bradford (D) , Skinner (D) , Monning (D) , Hernandez (D) , Galgiani (D) , de Leon (D) , Beall (D) , Wiener (D)
Title:	Medi-Cal: Immigration Status: Adults
Fiscal Committee:	yes
Urgency Clause:	no
Introduced:	02/01/2018
Disposition:	Pending
Location:	Senate Appropriations Committee
Summary:	Extends eligibility for full-scope Medi-Cal benefits to individuals of all ages who are otherwise eligible for those benefits but for their immigration status.

Referral Update:

The text of the bill can be found here: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB974

Attachment A is the Senate Committee on Health bill analysis. CSAC's position on the bill is pending.

This bill:

1) Makes undocumented adults age 19 and older who meet all of the eligibility requirements for full-scope Medi-Cal benefits, except for their immigration status, eligible for full-scope Medi-Cal benefits.

2) Requires undocumented individuals already enrolled in limited scope Medi-Cal to be enrolled pursuant to an eligibility and enrollment plan, which includes outreach strategies developed by DHCS in consultation with interested stakeholders, including but not limited to counties, health plans, consumer advocates and the Legislature.

3) Requires undocumented individuals to enroll into Medi-Cal managed care health plans, and to pay copayments and premium contributions to the extent required of otherwise eligible Medi-Cal recipients who are similarly situated.

4) Requires DHCS to maximize federal financial participation in implementing these requirements to the extent allowable.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors a position of "Support" on SB 974 (Lara), a bill that extends full-scope Medi-Cal benefits to undocumented adults age 19 and above who are otherwise eligible for those benefits but for their immigration status and send the bill to the Board for their consent.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

This bill has not been analyzed by a fiscal committee of the state legislature.

Attachments
Attachment A: Bill Analysis