RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AB 2004 (YEE), MEDI-CAL JUVENILE INCARCERATION

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, under current practice, the Department of Health Services terminates (not just suspends) juveniles’ Medi-Cal benefits since the minor receives medical care through the juvenile facility; and

WHEREAS, continuity of treatment can be a significant issue for Medi-Cal eligible youth who are released from a detention facility and must be reenrolled into Medi-Cal; and

WHEREAS, AB 2004 would suspend, rather than terminate, the eligibility for Medi-Cal health care benefits of minors that become inmates of an institution; and

WHEREAS, AB 2004 is intended to prevent delays associated with re-establishing Medi-Cal eligibility for juveniles recently released from custody;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors by adoption of this resolution does hereby support AB 2004 (Yee) regarding Medi-Cal eligibility for juvenile incarceration.

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