Plain English Breakdown
The official text states increases are required annually 'as specified,' but does not provide the specific formula or dollar amounts for future years in this summary.
Medi-Cal Personal Needs Allowance Increase
This bill raises the monthly amount kept by Medi-Cal patients in care facilities for personal needs from $35 to $50 and requires yearly increases, subject to federal approval.
What This Bill Does
- Increases the monthly maintenance allowance for personal and incidental needs from $35 to $50.
- Requires that this allowance be increased every year according to a specific schedule.
- Makes these changes dependent on receiving necessary federal approvals.
Who It Names or Affects
- Medically needy persons living in medical institutions or nursing facilities.
- People receiving institutional or noninstitutional services from a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly organization.
Terms To Know
- Medi-Cal
- A state program administered by the Department of Health Care Services that provides health care to qualified low-income individuals, partly governed and funded by federal Medicaid provisions.
- Monthly maintenance amount
- The portion of income a medically needy person can keep for basic needs like food, clothing, and shelter while in a facility or receiving specific services.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill only takes effect if necessary federal approvals are received.
- The text does not specify the exact date when these changes would begin.
- The source states increases must happen annually as specified but does not detail the specific calculation method for those future amounts.