Residential care facilities for the elderly: assisted living waiver rental rate protection.
- Limits room and board charges for Medi-Cal residents in elderly care facilities based on their income levels.
- Modifies Medi-Cal eligibility by excluding certain housing costs from countable income calculations.
- Requires federal approval before implementing new income calculation rules for Medi-Cal eligibility.
- Creates criminal penalties for facilities that violate the new room and board rate restrictions.
Senator Wahab's residential care facility legislation establishes new rental rate protections for elderly Medi-Cal beneficiaries while modifying income calculations for program eligibility. The measure creates room and board rate limits for residential care facilities that contract with Medi-Cal, capping charges at the difference between a resident's income and their personal needs allowance under SSI/SSP for non-medical out-of-home care.
The bill revises Medi-Cal eligibility determinations by excluding certain retained income from calculations for residents of elderly care facilities. This exclusion applies to the difference between a resident's income and their facility's room and board rate, up to the amount of their personal needs allowance. Counties must incorporate these modified income calculations when evaluating Medi-Cal eligibility.
Implementation requires federal approval to maintain Medicaid matching funds. The measure creates new oversight responsibilities for counties and introduces criminal penalties for facilities that violate the room and board rate restrictions. While the bill mandates these changes as local requirements, it specifies that state reimbursement applies only to costs beyond those associated with modified criminal provisions.
 Sharon Quirk-SilvaD Assemblymember | Bill Author |  Not Contacted | |
 Benjamin AllenD Senator | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
 Joaquin ArambulaD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Buffy WicksD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Steve BennettD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted |
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Introduced By
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | PASS |
- Limits room and board charges for Medi-Cal residents in elderly care facilities based on their income levels.
- Modifies Medi-Cal eligibility by excluding certain housing costs from countable income calculations.
- Requires federal approval before implementing new income calculation rules for Medi-Cal eligibility.
- Creates criminal penalties for facilities that violate the new room and board rate restrictions.
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Introduced By
Senator Wahab's residential care facility legislation establishes new rental rate protections for elderly Medi-Cal beneficiaries while modifying income calculations for program eligibility. The measure creates room and board rate limits for residential care facilities that contract with Medi-Cal, capping charges at the difference between a resident's income and their personal needs allowance under SSI/SSP for non-medical out-of-home care.
The bill revises Medi-Cal eligibility determinations by excluding certain retained income from calculations for residents of elderly care facilities. This exclusion applies to the difference between a resident's income and their facility's room and board rate, up to the amount of their personal needs allowance. Counties must incorporate these modified income calculations when evaluating Medi-Cal eligibility.
Implementation requires federal approval to maintain Medicaid matching funds. The measure creates new oversight responsibilities for counties and introduces criminal penalties for facilities that violate the room and board rate restrictions. While the bill mandates these changes as local requirements, it specifies that state reimbursement applies only to costs beyond those associated with modified criminal provisions.
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | PASS |
Sharon Quirk-SilvaD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Benjamin AllenD Senator | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Joaquin ArambulaD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Buffy WicksD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Steve BennettD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted |