California Welfare and Institutions Code 14196.4 – The following definitions apply for purposes of this …
The following definitions apply for purposes of this article:
(a) “Eligible individual” means a Medi-Cal beneficiary who meets both of the following requirements:
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 14196.4
- 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
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
(1) The individual meets the definition of an “eligible individual” under Section 6071(b)(2) of Public Law 109-171, and subsequent amendments, except that the individual is not required to have resided for at least 60 consecutive days in an inpatient facility.
(2) The individual is targeted to receive assistance in transitioning from an inpatient facility to a qualified residence, identified in the agreement between the department and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration, except the individual shall not be required to have resided for at least 60 consecutive days in an inpatient facility.
(b) “Inpatient facility” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 6071(b)(3) of Public Law 109-171, and subsequent amendments.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 412. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, pursuant to Sec. 14196.6.)