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Welfare and Institutions Code § 14006.5

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

Current as of September 28, 2026 · version in force not statedWelf. & Inst. Code, § 14006.5Official source ↗

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 96) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 21, Sec. 71. (AB 116) Effective June 30, 2025. See same-numbered section added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42.

The Legislature's export lists more than one version of this section and does not state which is in force on September 28, 2026. All versions are shown below. Check the official source.

(a) The department shall include training regarding the treatment of separate and community income and resources in determining eligibility for Medi-Cal benefits, as part of the ongoing training offered to county welfare departments.

(b) Commencing January 1, 2026, the department shall also include training regarding the applicability of the lookback period outlined in Section 14015, which only applies to people seeking home- and facility-based care as described in subdivision (c) of Section 1396p of Title 42 of the United States Code, as part of the ongoing training offered to county welfare departments.

Other version (effective July 10, 2023): status not stated in the export

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 97. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023. Conditionally operative on or after January 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See same-numbered section amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 21.

(a) The department shall include training on the treatment of separate and community income in determining eligibility for Medi-Cal benefits, as part of the ongoing training offered to county welfare departments.

(b) This section shall become operative on the later of either January 1, 2024, or the date on which the determination of the Director of Health Care Services is communicated in writing to the Department of Finance pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 14005.62, and subject to implementation of Section 14005.62 pursuant to subdivision (d) of that section, and shall remain operative for time periods in which the department has obtained the necessary federal approvals to implement paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 14005.62 for the applicable population.