§ 11366 Kin-Gap Medi-Cal Eligibility

Welfare and Institutions Code·California

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This law says kids who get free Medi-Cal won't lose it just because their guardian gets money from the state to take care of them.

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•Kids keep free Medi-Cal even if their guardian gets state money
•This only applies to kids who already get free Medi-Cal
•The money the guardian gets is called Kin-GAP

Example

A kid lives with their grandma, who gets money from the state to help raise them.

The kid keeps their free Medi-Cal even though grandma gets that money.

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§ 11366 Kin-Gap Medi-Cal Eligibility

A child who is eligible to receive Medi-Cal benefits with no share of cost shall maintain that eligibility notwithstanding the receipt of state-funded Kin-GAP by his or her kinship guardian. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 559, Sec. 34. (AB 12) Effective January 1, 2011. This section also became operative on January 1, 2011, pursuant to Section 11379.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

Medi-Cal benefits no share of cost state-funded Kin-GAP kinship guardian

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 11366.

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