Medi-Cal: monthly maintenance amount: personal and incidental needs.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill increases the monthly maintenance amount for Medi-Cal recipients who qualify as medically needy. Specifically, it raises the amount allocated for personal and incidental needs from $35 to $50 per month. This increase is subject to federal approval and will be adjusted annually to account for rising costs. The bill also requires the department to seek federal authorization for these changes.
Key provisions
- Increases the monthly maintenance amount for personal and incidental needs from $35 to $50.
- Requires annual adjustment of the maintenance amount to reflect rising costs.
- Mandates that the department seek necessary federal approvals for the changes.
- Applies to medically needy individuals.
- The changes are contingent on federal authorization and state funding.
- The increase is effective no sooner than January 1, 2025.
- The department may implement the changes through all-county letters or similar instructions.
- Requires the department to adopt regulations within two years of implementing the changes.
Who is affected
- Medically needy Medi-Cal recipients
- Individuals receiving long-term care services
- California residents eligible for Medi-Cal
Notable changes
- Increases the existing $35 monthly maintenance amount for personal and incidental needs to $50.
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