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 services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing federal law prohibits federal financial participation for care or services provided to inmates of a public institution. Existing law authorizes the department, subject to federal approval, to create a health home program for enrollees with chronic conditions, as prescribed. This bill would require the department, in implementing that program, to request a waiver of federal law to authorize the state to claim federal financial participation for health home services provided to individuals, who are otherwise eligible under the health home program and who are state or county inmates in their last 30 days in custody, by a provider or team of providers, as specified, to ensure coordination of care and reduce gaps in care.