This measure would declare the week of May 9, 2021, to May 15, 2021, inclusive, as Food Allergy Awareness Week.
This measure would proclaim May 7, 2021, as Provider Appreciation Day in California, and would urge all Californians to recognize childcare providers for their important work.
This measure would recognize May 2021 as Blue Star Mothers of America Month in California, as specified.
This measure would proclaim the week of May 16, 2021, to May 22, 2021, inclusive, to be Emergency Medical Services Week in California.
This measure would proclaim the month of May 2021 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
This measure would dedicate the month of May 2021 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.
This measure would commemorate October 24, 2021, as the 150th Anniversary of the Chinese Massacre of 1871 to foster awareness about this incident in an effort to promote inclusiveness, tolerance, and unity, while recognizing and appreciating the contributions individuals from all backgrounds, including immigrants, make to the United States and California.
This bill would recognize the month of May 2021 as Older Americans Month and would encourage all Californians to recognize and treat all older adults with compassion and respect, and to participate in services and activities that contribute to the health, welfare, and happiness of older adults.
This measure would proclaim May 15, 2021 as Áo Dài Day in California.
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 by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law establishes the Administrative Claiming process under which the department is authorized to contract with local governmental agencies and local educational consortia for the purpose of obtaining federal matching funds to assist with the performance of administrative activities relating to the Medi-Cal program that are provided by a local governmental agency or local educational agency (LEA) . Existing law also provides that specified services provided by LEAs are covered Medi-Cal benefits and are reimbursable on a fee-for-service basis under the LEA Medi-Cal billing option. Existing law requires the department to engage in specified activities relating to the LEA Medi-Cal billing option, such as amending the Medicaid state plan to ensure that schools are reimbursed for all eligible services and examining methodologies for increasing school participation in the LEA Medi-Cal billing option. Existing law requires that these activities be funded and staffed by proportionately reducing federal Medicaid payments allocable to LEAs for the provision of benefits funded by federal Medicaid program payments under the LEA Medi-Cal billing option in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 annually. This bill would require the State Department of Education to, no later than July 1, 2022, establish an Office of School-Based Health Programs for the purpose of administering current health-related programs under the purview of the State Department of Education and advising it on issues related to the delivery of school-based Medi-Cal services in the state. The bill would require the office to, among other things, provide technical assistance, outreach, and informational materials to LEAs on allowable services and on the submission of claims. The bill would authorize the office to form advisory groups, as specified, and, to the extent necessary, would require the State Department of Health Care Services to make available to the office any information on other school-based dental, health, and mental health programs, and school-based health centers, that may receive Medi-Cal funding. The bill would require the office to be supported through an interagency agreement with the State Department of Health Care Services, and would authorize the office to receive additional funds from grants and other sources. The bill would increase the annual funding limit for the activities of the State Department of Health Care Services that support the LEA Medi-Cal billing option to $2,000,000, and would require that $500,000 of that amount be available for transfer to the State Department of Education to support the office pursuant to that interagency agreement, with any unexpended funds to be returned. The bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to collaborate with the office, as specified, and would require a certain summary of activities prepared by the State Department of Health Care Services to include, among other things, activities conducted in coordination with the office.
