Welf. & Inst. Code, § 15841 · Chapter 2. Medi-Cal Access Program
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 15841
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Through its courts, statutes, and under its Constitution, California protects a woman’s right to reproductive privacy. California reaffirms these protections and specifically its Supreme Court decision in People v. Belous (1969) 71 Cal.2d 954, 966-68.
(b) The State Department of Health Care Services may accept or use moneys under Title XXI of the Social Security Act (known as the Children’s Health Insurance Program or CHIP), as interpreted in Section 457.10 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, to fund services for women pursuant to Section 14007.7 and this chapter only when, during the period of coverage, the woman is the beneficiary. The scope of services covered under Medi-Cal and this chapter, as defined in statutes, regulations, and state plans, is not altered by this section or the state plan amendment submitted pursuant to this section.
(c) California’s CHIP plan and any amendments submitted and implemented pursuant to this section shall be consistent with subdivisions (a) and (b).
(d) This section is a declaration of existing law.
(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2014.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 31, Sec. 82. (SB 857) Effective June 20, 2014. Section operative July 1, 2014, by its own provisions.
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