California Welfare and Institutions Code 15840 v2 – (a) (1) At a minimum, coverage provided pursuant to this …
(a) (1) At a minimum, coverage provided pursuant to this chapter shall be provided to subscribers during one pregnancy, and until the end of the month in which the 60th day after pregnancy occurs, and to eligible children less than two years of age, or less than five years of age pursuant to Section 15832, who were born of a pregnancy covered under this program or the Access for Infants and Mothers program under former Part 6.3 (commencing with Section 12695) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code to a person enrolled in the Access for Infants and Mothers program.
(2) (A) Upon the effective date reflected in any necessary federal approvals obtained by the department pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14005.185, a subscriber described in paragraph (1) shall be eligible for an additional 10-month period following the 60-day postpartum period, for a total of 12 months of continuous eligibility after the end of pregnancy.
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 15840 v2
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
(B) This paragraph shall be implemented only if, and to the extent that, any necessary federal approvals are obtained pursuant to Section 14005.185 and federal financial participation is available, and subject to an annual appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose.
(b) Coverage provided pursuant to this chapter shall include, at a minimum, those services required to be provided by health care service plans approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as a federally qualified health care service plan pursuant to Section 417.101 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) Medically necessary prescription drugs shall be a required benefit in the coverage provided pursuant to this chapter.
(d) To the extent required pursuant to Section 15818 to comply with paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of § 30122 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, health education services related to tobacco use shall be a benefit in the coverage provided under this chapter.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025, or the date certified by the department pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 15832, as added by Section 137 of the act that added this subdivision, whichever is later, and shall be repealed on January 1 directly following that date.
(Repealed (in Sec. 138) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 137. (SB 184) Effective June 30, 2022. Conditionally operative on or after January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. Repealed January 1 following the operative date.)