(a) The department shall include training on the treatment of separate and community income in determining eligibility for Medi-Cal benefits, as part of the ongoing training offered to county welfare departments.

(b) This section shall become operative on the later of either January 1, 2024, or the date on which the determination of the Director of Health Care Services is communicated in writing to the Department of Finance pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 14005.62, and subject to implementation of Section 14005.62 pursuant to subdivision (d) of that section, and shall remain operative for time periods in which the department has obtained the necessary federal approvals to implement paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 14005.62 for the applicable population.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 97. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023. Conditionally operative on or after January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)