(a) (1) The Medi-Cal card shall be authorization for payment for health care services rendered, during and subsequent to the month of application of a person eligible under Section 14005.1, or a person eligible under Section 14005.4 or 14005.7 who is certified by the department.
(2) The Medi-Cal card shall be signed and dated in the space provided on the card by the beneficiary upon receipt of the card and prior to presentation of the card for any service. This paragraph shall not apply to either of the following:
(A) Persons 17 years of age and under.
(B) Persons in long-term care.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any person with a Medi-Cal card who receives medical assistance for home and facility care may be ineligible for payment for periods of time, including partial months of ineligibility, as determined pursuant to Section 14015 and in accordance with Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396 et seq.).
(c) This section shall be implemented pursuant to the requirements of Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396 et seq.) and any regulations adopted pursuant to that act, and only to the extent that federal financial participation is available.
(d) To the extent that regulations are necessary to implement this section, the department shall promulgate regulations using the nonemergency regulatory process described in Article 5 (commencing with Section 11346) of Chapter 3.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of the Government Code.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the provisions of this section shall apply prospectively to any individual to whom the act applies commencing from the date regulations adopted pursuant to this act are filed with the Secretary of State.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 379, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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