This measure would proclaim the week of March 3, 2024, to March 9, 2024, inclusive, as Women in Construction Week.
This measure would proclaim March 23, 2024, as California STEAM Robotics Day.
This measure would, among other things, designate March 2024 as Irish American Heritage Month in honor of the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Ireland and would commemorate the multitude of contributions that Irish Americans have made to this country and state.
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 law provides that federally qualified health center services and rural health clinic services, as defined, are covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program, to be reimbursed, to the extent that federal financial participation is obtained, to providers on a per-visit basis and at a per-visit prospective payment system rate, as defined. Existing law establishes 5 separate minimum wage schedules for covered health care employees, as defined, depending on the nature of the employer and includes increases beginning on June 1, 2024. Existing law generally requires the State Department of Public Health to license, regulate, and inspect health and care facilities. This bill would, upon appropriation, require the State Department of Health Care Services to develop a minimum wage add-on as an alternative payment methodology to increase rates of payment for specified health care facilities to account for the costs of complying with the minimum wage schedules described above. The bill would require that the alternative methodology be applied retroactively to January 1, 2025, until those costs are included in the prospective payment system rate. The bill would require the department to seek all necessary federal approvals or amendments to the state Medi-Cal plan to implement these provisions and would require the department to make any state plan amendments or waiver requests public 45 days prior to submitting them to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
This measure would recognize February 2, 2024, as Wear Red Day and the month of February 2024 as American Heart Month.
This measure would recognize February 2024 as Black History Month, urge all citizens to join in celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans during Black History Month, and encourage the people of California to recognize the many talents of African Americans and the achievements and contributions they make to their communities to create equity and equality for education, economics, and social justice. The measure would also recognize the significance in protecting citizens' right to vote and remedying racial discrimination in voting.
This measure would proclaim February 16, 2024, as California Almond Day.
This measure would designate March 2024 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in California.
This measure would declare May 23, 2024, as GM1 Gangliosidosis Awareness Day in California.
