Medi-Cal.

Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care benefits. Under existing law, the Director of Health Care Services is required to enter into contracts with managed care plans to provide services under the Medi-Cal program. Medi-Cal participants are given 30 days following the determination of eligibility to indicate his or her choice of health care options. Under existing law, in counties where the conversion to managed care plan enrollment has occurred, and where the default rate, as defined, is 20% or higher in 2 consecutive months occurring after the conversion, the department is required to conduct a survey of beneficiaries to determine the reasons why beneficiaries default and to report the results to the appropriate legislative policy and budget committees, as specified. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the survey and reporting provisions.