(a) The board shall consult and coordinate with the State Department of Health Services to implement the Medi-Cal to Healthy Families Accelerated Enrollment program pursuant to Section 14011.65 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) The state shall seek approval of any amendments to the state plan, necessary to implement Section 14011.65 of the Welfare and Institutions Code in accordance with Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, only when all necessary federal approvals have been obtained shall Section 14011.65 of the Welfare and Institutions Code be implemented.
(c) The board may adopt emergency regulations to implement the provision of accelerated eligibility benefits pursuant to this section and as described under Section 14011.65 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The emergency regulations shall include, but not be limited to, regulations that implement any changes in rules relating to program eligibility, enrollment, and disenrollment. The initial adoption of emergency regulations and one readoption of the initial regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare. Initial emergency regulations and the first readoption of those regulations shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The initial emergency regulations and one readoption of those regulations authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and publication in the California Code of Regulations, and each shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 80, Sec. 4.5. Effective July 19, 2005.)
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