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CA Welf & Inst Code § 14145.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.5 - Development and Implementation of Long-Term Care Integration Pilot Projects|Section 14145.1.

14145.1.  (a) The department may administer grants for purposes of this article, that shall be awarded through a request for application process.(1) Grants may be awarded to local organizing groups (LOGs) that are existing or new community-based nonprofit organizations or government entities for purposes of implementing long-term care integration pilot projects, pursuant to Article 4.05 (commencing with Section 14139.05).(2) Grants may be available for LOGs in the planning phase, or the development phase of the project, or both. Planning phase grants shall be limited to a maximum award of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Development phase grants shall be limited to a maximum award of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000). The planning phase includes activities related to initial planning for a long-term care integration pilot project (LTCIPP). The development phase includes activities for implementing the planning phase, up to actual implementation of the pilot project.(b) Criteria for grant selection shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) For planning phase grants:(A) Identification of a LOG committed to development of a LTCIPP that includes major stakeholders, including, but not limited to, consumers, community-based providers, institutional providers, and public entities.(B) Evidence of local government support for development of a LTCIPP.(C) A description of current and planned consumer involvement.(D) A plan for the use of funds.(E) Specification of goals and objectives, and a work plan for achieving them.(F) A proposed strategy for project evaluation.(2) For development phase grants:(A) Identification of the authorized grantee sanctioned by the local government entity.(B) Identification of an entity for operation of the LTCIPP.(C) Definition of a governance structure.(D) An adopted work plan that includes all of the following:(i) A vision statement describing the long-term care system for the community.(ii) Description of the covered scope of services and programs to be integrated at the local level.(iii) Description of the target population.(iv) Plan for integration of funding for those services.(E) Specific work goals for the development phase.(F) A work schedule for completion.(G) A proposed strategy for project evaluation.(3) Both planning phase and development phase grant funds may be used for, but are not limited to, the following purposes:(A) Staff support.(B) Consulting contracts.(C) Community organizing support.(D) Data analysis.(c) Grantees shall be required to match a portion of the grant awarded, either with cash, or in-kind contributions totaling 20 percent of the total grant. The match required by this subdivision shall be supplemental to the funds appropriated for the LTCIPP.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 256. Effective October 12, 2001.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14145.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.5 - Development and Implementation of Long-Term Care Integration Pilot Projects|Section 14145.3.

14145.3.  (a) The department shall develop at least, but not limited to, one alternative model to the Long-Term Care Integration Pilot Program authorized under Article 4.3 (commencing with Section 14139.05) that shall be designed to achieve the goals set forth in Section 14139.11.(b) The department or, at the discretion of the department, the center for long-term care integration referred to in subdivision (a) of Section 14145, shall consult with an established waiver technical advisory committee to assist in the development of an alternative model or models pursuant to subdivision (a).(c) No reimbursement or compensation shall be provided to committee members referred to in subdivision (b).(d) The department shall report the recommendations of the waiver technical advisory committee to the Legislature on or before December 1, 2003.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 537, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14146.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.6 - Medi-Cal Medical Interpretation Services|Section 14146.5.

14146.5.  This article shall become inoperative on July 1, 2024, and, as of January 1, 2025, is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 365, Sec. 2. (SB 165) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 4.6, commencing with Section 14146.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14148 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.7 - Perinatal Services Program|Section 14148.

14148.  (a) (1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the department shall adopt the federal option provided under Section 4101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-203) to extend eligibility for medical assistance under Medicaid to all pregnant women and infants with family incomes not in excess of 185 percent of the federal poverty level.(B) Effective January 1, 2014, the federal poverty level percentage income eligibility threshold used pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14005.64 to determine eligibility for medical assistance under this section pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall equal 208 percent of the federal poverty level.(2) If a premium is imposed, the amount of the premium shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount by which the family’s income, less actual child care costs, exceeds 150 percent of the federal poverty level as provided in Section 1916(c) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396o(c)) as determined, counted, and valued in accordance with the requirements of Section 14005.64. The department shall implement this section by emergency regulation.(b) Upon order of the Department of Finance, the Controller shall transfer funds from Item 4260-101-001 of the Budget Act of 1988 to Item 4260-111-001 of the Budget Act of 1988 during the 1988–89 fiscal year for the purpose of funding outreach efforts for perinatal services.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the state may limit implementation of this section during the 1988–89 fiscal year, based upon the availability of department funds. The department may use maternal and child health funds to finance the increased costs of implementing an expansion of Medi-Cal eligibility to women and children with incomes of up to 185 percent of federal poverty levels if both of the following conditions exist:(1) The department has allocated for expenditure at least sixteen million dollars ($16,000,000) in funds redirected from the Medi-Cal program for that expansion.(2) If, and to the extent, the department determines that estimates of costs based on actual data indicate that the funds are needed to cover costs.(d) To assist Medi-Cal eligible pregnant women in receiving prenatal care promptly, all pregnant women applying for Medi-Cal shall be determined to have an immediate need. Counties, within existing resources, shall expedite the eligibility determination process for all pregnant women on the basis of their immediate needs. Upon determination of eligibility, a Medi-Cal card shall be issued immediately.(e) The amendments made to subdivision (a) by Senate Bill 508 during the 2013–14 Regular Session shall be implemented only if and to the extent that federal financial participation is available and any necessary federal approvals have been obtained.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 831, Sec. 11. (SB 508) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14148.04 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.7 - Perinatal Services Program|Section 14148.04.

14148.04.  (a) The department shall adopt, as specified in this section, an electronic process for families to enroll a deemed eligible newborn in the Medi-Cal program from hospitals that have elected to participate in the process. The electronic enrollment process adopted pursuant to this section shall be known as the Newborn Hospital Gateway.(b) With respect to the enrollment of a child under the age of one year who is deemed to have applied and is deemed eligible for Medi-Cal benefits under Section 1396a(e)(4) of Title 42 of the United States Code, the enrollment procedures of the Newborn Hospital Gateway shall specifically include procedures for confirming the eligibility of, and issuing a Medi-Cal card to, that child.(c) In developing the Newborn Hospital Gateway required by this section, the department shall consult with consumer, provider, county, and health plan representatives.(d) The Newborn Hospital Gateway may not be adopted until both of the following occur:(1) Sufficient moneys have been deposited in the Special Funds Account of the Gateway Fund to defray the costs of developing the Newborn Hospital Gateway.(2) Sufficient new staff, not to exceed a total of three personnel years, is available at the department for the purposes of this section and Section 14148.03 and is funded through nonstate General Fund sources. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may hire staff necessary to implement this section.(e) The department shall implement the Newborn Hospital Gateway within 12 months after the date upon which both of the conditions required under subdivision (d) have occurred. (f) To implement this section, the department may contract with public or private entities, or utilize existing health care service provider enrollment and payment mechanisms, including the Medi-Cal program’s fiscal intermediary, only if services provided under the program are specifically identified and reimbursed in a manner that appropriately claims federal financial reimbursement. Contracts, including the Medi-Cal fiscal intermediary contract for the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program and including any contract amendment, any system change pursuant to a change order, and any project or systems development notice shall be exempt from Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 11700) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, Section 19130 of the Government Code, and any policies, procedures, or regulations authorized by these laws.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 148, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14148.05 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.7 - Perinatal Services Program|Section 14148.05.

14148.05.  (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Gateway Fund.(b) Moneys in the fund may be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, exclusively for purposes of establishing and maintaining the Prenatal Gateway, as provided for in Section 14148.03, and the Newborn Hospital Gateway, as provided for in Section 14148.04, and in accordance with subdivision (c).(c) The fund shall consist of the following accounts:(1) The Special Funds Account, which shall consist of all funds received by the Controller for purposes of Sections 14148.03 and 14148.04 from private foundations and other nongovernmental sources and interest accrued thereon. Moneys in this account shall be used exclusively for the purposes of Sections 14148.03 and 14148.04. The department shall not be responsible for securing funding from private foundations or other nongovernmental sources.(2) The Other Public Funds Account, which shall consist of all public funds, other than federal or state general funds, received by the Controller for purposes of Sections 14148.03 and 14148.04 from state or local sources, including, but not limited to, funds received under the California Families and Children Act of 1998, Division 108 (commencing with Section 130100) of the Health and Safety Code (Proposition 10), and the interest accrued thereon.(3) The Federal Funds Account, which shall consist of all public funds received by the Controller for purposes of Sections 14148.03 and 14148.04 from federal sources, and the interest accrued thereon.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 895, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14148.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.7 - Perinatal Services Program|Section 14148.1.

14148.1.  To maximize federal financial participation, the department shall seek flexibility in implementing the requirements of Section 121 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603) for Medi-Cal eligible women with confirmed pregnancies.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 980, Sec. 3.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14148.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.7 - Perinatal Services Program|Section 14148.2.

14148.2.  In order to assure access to obstetrical providers in the Medi-Cal program, the state department shall explore and adopt policies which improve provider relations with Medi-Cal maternity care providers. Policies to be considered shall include, but not be limited to, those which reduce the annual percentage of obstetrical billings going to the department’s suspense file, simplify provider claim forms, establish toll-free telephone lines for the exclusive use of maternity care providers, and establish clear reimbursement guidelines. In addition, the department shall explore policies to assure that obstetrical claims are processed on a prompt and predictable basis, the feasibility of establishing a special claims processing unit for obstetrical claims, and the adequacy of current reimbursement levels and services reimbursed. The department shall advise the Chairs of the Assembly Health Committee and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee by July 1, 1989, on steps taken to improve provider relations and the impact these steps have had on provider participation.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 980, Sec. 3.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14148.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.7 - Perinatal Services Program|Section 14148.3.

14148.3.  The department shall seek federal approval to implement obstetrical case management for Medi-Cal eligible pregnant women when provided through the Child Health and Disability Prevention program authorized under Article 6 (commencing with Section 124025) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 480. Effective September 29, 1996.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14148.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.7 - Perinatal Services Program|Section 14148.4.

14148.4.  (a) The department shall eliminate the Medi-Cal reimbursement differential for obstetrical services by equalizing the rates of reimbursement for Caesarean section and non-Caesarean section care and delivery services. In implementing this section, savings that otherwise would have accrued due to lowered rates of reimbursement for Caesarean section services shall be used to fund across-the-board rate increases for all maternity care and delivery services.(b) Revisions to the existing rate structure required to implement this section shall be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The adoption of these regulations shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, emergency regulations adopted to implement this act shall not be subject to the review and approval of the Office of Administrative Law. These regulations shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 348, Sec. 2.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14148.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.7 - Perinatal Services Program|Section 14148.5.

14148.5.  (a) State funded perinatal services shall be provided under the Medi-Cal program to pregnant women and state funded medical services to infants up to one year of age in families with incomes above 185 percent, but not more than 208 percent, of the federal poverty level, in the same manner that these services are being provided to the Medi-Cal population, including eligibility requirements and integration of eligibility determinations and payment of claims. When determining eligibility under this section, an applicant’s or beneficiary’s income and resources shall be determined, counted, and valued in accordance with the methodology set forth in Section 14005.64.(b) Services provided under this section shall not be subject to any share-of-cost requirements.(c) (1) The department, in implementing the Medi-Cal program and public health programs, in coordination with the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board’s Access for Infants and Mothers component, may provide for outreach activities in order to enhance participation and access to perinatal services. Funding received pursuant to the federal provisions shall be used to expand perinatal outreach activities. These outreach activities shall be implemented if funding is provided for this purpose by an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or other statute.(2) Those outreach activities authorized by paragraph (1) shall be targeted toward both Medi-Cal and non-Medi-Cal eligible high risk or uninsured pregnant women and infants. Outreach activities may include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(A) Education of the targeted women on the availability and importance of early prenatal care and referral to Medi-Cal and other programs.(B) Information provided through toll-free telephone numbers.(C) Recruitment and retention of perinatal providers.(d) Notwithstanding any other law, contracts required to implement the provisions of this section shall be exempt from the approval of the Director of General Services and from the provisions of the Public Contract Code.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 831, Sec. 12. (SB 508) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14148.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.7 - Perinatal Services Program|Section 14148.6.

14148.6.  The department shall engage in outreach activities in order to enhance participation in and access to perinatal services.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1446, Sec. 4. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14148.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.7 - Perinatal Services Program|Section 14148.7.

14148.7.  The department shall implement the federal options authorized by federal law to assist in the delivery of timely and continuing prenatal care by establishing the option of presumptive eligibility under Section 1396r-1 of Title 42 of the United States Code.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1127, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14148.75 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.7 - Perinatal Services Program|Section 14148.75.

14148.75.   At the earliest date that it is administratively feasible, the department shall adopt the federal medicaid option under Section 1902(l)(3) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396a(l)(3)) to waive the use of a resource standard for determining the eligibility of pregnant women, infants, and children.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 624, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14148.85 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.7 - Perinatal Services Program|Section 14148.85.

14148.85.  The department shall provide for the receipt and initial processing of Medi-Cal applications from (a) pregnant women; and (b) children born after September 30, 1983, who have not yet attained 19 years of age, at facilities other than the county welfare department as described in Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C., Sec. 1396 and following).(Added by renumbering Section 14148.9 (as added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1171, Sec. 4) by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 618. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14148.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.8 - Perinatal Outreach, Coordination, and Expansion Services|Section 14148.9.

14148.9.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a strong statistical relationship between early entry into prenatal care and healthy birth outcomes. An investment in early intervention is highly cost-effective and prevents untold suffering.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the goals of the program established pursuant to this article, in combination with other programs for pregnant women and children, shall be as follows:(1) To improve access to and quality of prenatal care by making existing programs serving poor women more accessible through outreach, coordination, and removal of barriers to care.(2) To combine efforts with other programs to measurably reduce the number of women who smoke, use drugs, or engage in other unhealthy practices during pregnancy.(c) In order to achieve these goals, it is the intent of the Legislature to improve and coordinate existing programs for pregnant women and infants and to remove barriers to care with an intense focus on women who are at high risk of delivering a low or high birth weight baby or a baby who will suffer from major health problems or disabilities.(d) The program implemented pursuant to this article shall focus on those target populations that are comprised of pregnant high risk women or potentially pregnant teenagers, pregnant women, and women of childbearing age who are likely to become pregnant who smoke, consume alcoholic beverages, or use controlled substances, Black, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian-Pacific Island women who are pregnant or of childbearing age, and uninsured women of childbearing age.(Amended (as added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 278) by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 706. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14148.98 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 4.8 - Perinatal Outreach, Coordination, and Expansion Services|Section 14148.98.

14148.98.  No funds from the Health Education Account in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Surtax Fund may be used in a manner that violates paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 30122 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1170, Sec. 13. Effective October 14, 1991.)