Bill Text: CA AB1085 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Medi-Cal: housing support services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2024-01-25 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file. [AB1085 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB1085-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
September 08, 2023 |
Amended
IN
Senate
September 01, 2023 |
Amended
IN
Senate
June 15, 2023 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 27, 2023 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Maienschein |
February 15, 2023 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
If the evaluation finds that the state has insufficient network capacity to meet state and federal guidelines to create a new housing support services benefit, the bill would require the department to provide recommendations for building capacity and a timeline for implementation consistent with the analysis findings.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 14124.16 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:14124.16.
(a) (1)(A)Providers that are not certified Medi-Cal providers, but are receiving funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing support services.
(B)The number of providers in relation to each region’s or county’s number of people experiencing homelessness.
(C)A comparison of provider networks in states that have implemented Medicaid benefits to fund housing support services, including any similar Medicaid benefits in California serving different populations.
(D)Specific actions the department could take to develop a network of providers meeting the criteria of this section, and an estimated timeline for developing an adequate network, should the analysis conclude that the state’s network is not yet adequate.
(2)The department shall report, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, the outcomes of the independent analysis to the Legislature by July 1, 2024.
(b)For
purposes of implementing this section, the department may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts, or amend existing contracts, on a bid or negotiated basis. Contracts entered into or amended pursuant to this subdivision shall be exempt from Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, Section 19130 of the Government Code, Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, and the State Administrative Manual, and shall be exempt from the review or approval of any division of the Department of General Services.
(c)(1)If the independent analysis described in subdivision (a) finds that the state has sufficient network capacity to meet state and federal guidelines to create a new housing support services benefit, the department
shall seek any necessary federal approvals for a Medi-Cal benefit to cover housing support services for the populations identified in paragraph (3) within six months of the completion of the independent analysis.
(2)If the independent analysis finds that the state has insufficient network capacity to meet state and federal guidelines to create a new housing support services benefit, the department shall provide recommendations for building that capacity and a timeline for implementation that is consistent with the findings of the independent analysis.
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