Welf. & Inst. Code, § 14148.7 · Article 4.7. Perinatal Services Program
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 14148.7
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The department shall implement the federal options authorized by federal law to assist in the delivery of timely and continuing prenatal care by establishing the option of presumptive eligibility under Section 1396r-1 of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(b) The program shall be known, and may be cited, as “Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant People (PE4PP).”
(c) For a pregnant person covered under PE4PP who applies for full-scope Medi-Cal benefits, if the application is submitted at any time from the date of their presumptive eligibility determination through the last day of the subsequent calendar month, the department shall ensure the pregnant person is covered under PE4PP until the pregnant person is either enrolled in full-scope Medi-Cal benefits or has received a written denial notice in response to their application for full-scope Medi-Cal benefits.
(d) The department shall require providers participating in the PE4PP program to provide information to pregnant persons enrolled in PE4PP on how to contact the person’s county to expedite the county’s determination of a Medi-Cal application.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 372, Sec. 5. (AB 1481) Effective January 1, 2024.
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