{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"15900","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 15900","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9"},{"name":"PART 3.5. HEALTH CARE COVERAGE INITIATIVE [15900. - 15908.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3.5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 76, Sec. 2.   Effective July 18, 2006.   Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 15908.   Repealed six months after inoperative date, pursuant to Section 15908.","effective":"2006-07-18","html":"<p>The Legislature finds and declares the following:</p><p>(a) Approximately 21 percent of nonelderly Californians lack health insurance coverage. Many are low-income individuals who are not eligible for existing public health coverage programs.</p><p>(b) One hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) in federal funds will be available for three years to reimburse for public expenditures made under a Health Care Coverage Initiative for uninsured individuals. These funds are to be provided pursuant to the Special Terms and Conditions of California’s Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration project waiver number 11-W-00193/9 relating to hospital financing and health coverage expansion.</p><p>(c) California’s health care safety net system plays an essential role in delivering critical health services to low-income individuals.</p><p>(d) Local governments have the unique ability to design health service delivery models that meet the needs of their diverse populations and build on local infrastructures.</p>","text":"The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Approximately 21 percent of nonelderly Californians lack health insurance coverage. Many are low-income individuals who are not eligible for existing public health coverage programs. (b) One hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) in federal funds will be available for three years to reimburse for public expenditures made under a Health Care Coverage Initiative for uninsured individuals. These funds are to be provided pursuant to the Special Terms and Conditions of California’s Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration project waiver number 11-W-00193/9 relating to hospital financing and health coverage expansion. (c) California’s health care safety net system plays an essential role in delivering critical health services to low-income individuals. (d) Local governments have the unique ability to design health service delivery models that meet the needs of their diverse populations and build on local infrastructures.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/health-care-coverage-initiative-15900","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}