§ 18258 Foster Care Medi-Cal Eligibility

Key Takeaways

•Kids in foster care who get certain federal help (called Title IV-E) keep their Medi-Cal (health insurance) as long as they keep getting that help.
•If a kid in foster care goes back home but is still under the court’s care, their Medi-Cal won’t be checked again unless the state needs to for federal money.
•Kids in foster care who don’t get Title IV-E help must have their Medi-Cal checked every year to keep it.
•If a kid gets special ‘wraparound’ services, their Medi-Cal is decided using the usual rules for Medi-Cal.

Example

A 12-year-old in foster care gets monthly help from the government (Title IV-E) and has Medi-Cal. They move back home but are still under the court’s care.

The kid keeps their Medi-Cal without a new check because they still get Title IV-E help and their court status didn’t change.

(a) A child who is categorically eligible for Medi-Cal benefits pursuant to Section 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(I) of Title 42 of the United States Code shall remain eligible for Medi-Cal benefits so long as foster care maintenance payments under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act are made on the child’s behalf. Placement at home without a change in the child’s status as an adjudicated dependent or ward of the juvenile court shall not be cause for a redetermination unless necessary to obtain federal financial participation for Medi-Cal. (b) A child who is eligible for Medi-Cal benefits, but is not described in subdivision (a), shall remain eligible for benefits subject to annual Medi-Cal redetermination pursuant to Section 14012. Placement at home without a change in the child’s status as an adjudicated dependent or ward of the juvenile court shall not be cause for a redetermination unless necessary to obtain federal financial participation for Medi-Cal. (c) Medi-Cal eligibility for a child receiving wraparound services pursuant to this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the standards, methodologies, and procedures outlined in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9. (d) This section is declaratory of existing law. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 561, Sec. 11. (AB 1758) Effective January 1, 2011.)

Key Takeaways

•Kids in foster care who get certain federal help (called Title IV-E) keep their Medi-Cal (health insurance) as long as they keep getting that help.
•If a kid in foster care goes back home but is still under the court’s care, their Medi-Cal won’t be checked again unless the state needs to for federal money.
•Kids in foster care who don’t get Title IV-E help must have their Medi-Cal checked every year to keep it.
•If a kid gets special ‘wraparound’ services, their Medi-Cal is decided using the usual rules for Medi-Cal.

Example

A 12-year-old in foster care gets monthly help from the government (Title IV-E) and has Medi-Cal. They move back home but are still under the court’s care.

The kid keeps their Medi-Cal without a new check because they still get Title IV-E help and their court status didn’t change.

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§ 18258 Foster Care Medi-Cal Eligibility

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