(a) The department shall conduct, or contract for the conducting of, a feasibility study report of technological requirements for modifying the electronic application authorized pursuant to Section 14011.7, known as the CHDP Gateway, to allow a person applying on behalf of a child the option to simultaneously preenroll and apply for enrollment in the Medi-Cal program or the Healthy Families Program over the Internet without submitting a followup paper application pursuant to the criteria set forth in subdivision (c).
(b) The results of the feasibility study report shall be provided to the fiscal and health policy committees of the Legislature on or before March 1, 2008.
(c) (1) The modifications to the CHDP Gateway that shall be the subject of the feasibility study report of technological requirements under subdivision (a) shall allow an optional electronic application for enrollment to be submitted at the time of applying for preenrollment, so long as written consent to exercise the option is obtained.
(2) The optional electronic application developed for the purposes of this section shall comply with all of the following:
(A) Be the simplest permitted by federal law to achieve the purposes of this section, except that nothing in this section shall allow self-certification of income.
(B) Be adequate to constitute an application for medical assistance.
(C) Request only the information that is necessary to provide the child with continuing preliminary benefits within the meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 14011.8 until a final eligibility determination is made pursuant to the federal options described in Section 1396r-1a or Section 1397ee(1)(D) of Title 42 of the United States Code and to the extent federal financial participation is allowed.
(d) The department shall consult with representatives of consumers, counties, and medical providers in developing the policies and procedures for the modifications to the CHDP Gateway that shall be the subject of the feasibility study report of technological requirements under this section.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 332, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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