California Welfare and Institutions Code 14054 – (a) “Share of cost” or “spend down of excess income” means the …
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(a) “Share of cost” or “spend down of excess income” means the amount of the costs of health care that a person or family eligible under Section 14005.4 or 14005.7 shall incur prior to being certified by the department as specified in Section 14018.
(b) Upon the effective date of the act that added this subdivision, any reference to “share of cost” in this chapter or elsewhere in this code that relates to an individual Medi-Cal beneficiary‘s or applicant’s eligibility under the medically needy persons or medically needy family persons categories shall be read as “spend down of excess income” and the definition in subdivision (a) shall apply.
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 14054
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- department: means the State Department of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14062
- Medi-Cal: means the California Medical Assistance Program. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14063
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 126. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.)