Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14019

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14018, except as provided in Sections 14019.1 and 14019.6, a Medi-Cal card shall be authorization for payment for health care services rendered, under conditions prescribed by the director and to the extent required by federal law, during any of the three months immediately prior to the month in which application was made, and for which such person would have otherwise been eligible.