Medi-Cal: Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment.

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, including Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) services, such as screening services, vision services, and other necessary services to correct or ameliorate defects and physical and mental illnesses and conditions discovered by the screening services, whether or not the services are covered under the state plan, for any individual under 21 years of age. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing law establishes the California State Auditor's Office, headed by the California State Auditor and under the direction of the Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy, with specified duties, which include, upon the request by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and to the extent funding is available, auditing a state or local governmental agency or any other publicly created entity. Existing law requires any entity that is audited or investigated by the California State Auditor to provide updates on its progress in implementing the recommendations made by the California State Auditor. This bill would require the department to conduct a review of a report published by the California State Auditor concerning EPSDT services, to develop and publish a report on the department's findings and response, and to solicit comments from the public regarding the department's report.