Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14131-14138: LEA Services Description

The Medi-Cal Benefits Program comprises a department-administered uniform schedule of health care benefits. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, "health care services" shall be limited to the benefits set forth in this article and in Section 14021; notable citations, W&I section 14132.06 (direct services) and section 14132.74 (administrative claiming). View WIC_S…

California Assembly Bill No. 2608 (AB 2608) – 2012

This bill revises provisions that dictate billing for transportation services under the LEA Billing Option program and eliminated the January 1, 2013 sunset clause on regulations originally initiated with SB 231 in 2001. Read AB 2608 as Chaptered, September 2012... Read an issue analysis of billing for transportation services under the LEA Billing Option program in California...

California 2012-13 State Budget

The Enacted Budget Summary reflects the state spending plan passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor, and includes veto messages. View the 2012-13 full California Budget summary... Visit the California Department of Finance website for additional budget details...

California Assembly Bill No. 1494 (AB 1494) – 2012

Titled, 'Healthy Families Program: Medi-Cal: program transition: expansion,' this bill provides for the transition of specified enrollees of the Healthy Families Program to the Medi-Cal program, to the extent that those individuals are otherwise eligible, no sooner than January 1, 2013. View AB 1494 as Chaptered, June 2012...

California 2011-12 State Budget

California's recently enacted Budget Summary for 2011-12 reflects the state spending plan passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor, and includes veto messages. View the full California Budget Summary 2011-12... Visit the California Department of Finance website for additional budget details...

Welfare & Institutions Code (W&IC) Section 14115.8: Medi-Cal LEA Billing Option Program Improvement

California law, originally established by SB 231 (Ortiz, 2001), that provides for the LEA Ad-Hoc Workgroup and various other activites the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) must engage in to improve the state's participation in the LEA Billing Option program which reimburses school district for certain direct medical services provided to the student population. Read CA WIC Sec…

California Assembly Bill No. 2837 (AB 2837) – 2006

An act to add Section 44265.3 to the Education Code, and to amend Section 14132.06 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to speech-language pathologists, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. This bill was a foundational document in establishing speech-language equivalency in California for credentialed SLPs. Read AB 2837 LEA Speech Language Pathologists…

California Senate Bill No. 231 (SB 231) – 2001

An act which added Section 14115.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal, to crease an LEA Ad-Hoc Committee and require annual reporting by DHCS to the California Legislature on LEA Billing activities and progress in increasing California's participation and reimbursements from this federal program. View the original legislation, SB231...