In determining the medical needs of any person eligible under this chapter, and the amount of health care such person is entitled to receive, the department shall include the cost of any deductibles or, cost sharing or similar charge imposed in connection with benefits to which such person may be entitled under the federal program of health insurance for the aged and disabled, except that for those individuals 65 years of age or over, who prior to July 1, 1973, were ineligible under the federal program of health insurance for the aged, the director may include such costs.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14109
Administration
Known as the Medi-Cal Act
The act spans §§ 14000 to 14199.87 (1,239 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Samuel v. California Department of Health Services (1983)
Most recently applied in Samuel v. California Department of Health Services (August 1983)
Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1216.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.