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SB-944 • 2026
Medi-Cal: acupuncture.
Medi-Cal: acupuncture.
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
- Sponsor
- Wiener
- Last action
- Official status
- Assembly
- Effective date
- Not listed
Plain English Breakdown
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Medi-Cal: acupuncture.
SB 944, as introduced, Wiener.
What This Bill Does
- SB 944, as introduced, Wiener.
- Medi-Cal: acupuncture.
- Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services.
- The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions.
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Official Summary Text
SB 944, as introduced, Wiener.
Medi-Cal: acupuncture.
Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law sets forth a schedule of benefits covered under the Medi-Cal program, including acupuncture, but only to the extent federal matching funds are provided for acupuncture.
This bill would remove the limitation requiring federal matching funds for acupuncture to be a covered benefit, thereby making acupuncture a covered benefit under Medi-Cal.
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