(a) (1) The Healthy Families Presumptive Eligibility Program is hereby established to provide any child who meets the criteria set forth in subdivision (b) with presumptive eligibility benefits until the board has determined the childâs eligibility for the Healthy Families Program. (2) The Healthy Families Presumptive Eligibility Program shall be administered by the board. (b) (1) Any child who meets both of the following requirements shall be eligible for presumptive eligibility benefits under the Healthy Families Presumptive Eligibility Program: (A) He or she has been receiving, but is no longer eligible for, full-scope Medi-Cal benefits without a share of cost, or he or she is eligible for full-scope Medi-Cal benefits with a share of cost. (B) He or she otherwise appears to meet the income eligibility criteria for the Healthy Families Program. (2) The presumptive eligibility benefits under this section shall begin on the first day of the month following the last day of the receipt of Medi-Cal benefits without a share of cost. Presumptive eligibility benefits under this section shall terminate at the end of the month in which a childâs effective date in the Healthy Families Program begins or the end of the month in which the board determines that the child is not eligible for the Healthy Families Program. If the board determines that the child is eligible for the Healthy Families Program, the board shall enroll the child in the Healthy Families Program without an interruption in coverage. If the board determines that the child is ineligible for the Healthy Families Program, the board shall terminate the childâs benefits under the Healthy Families Presumptive Eligibility Program. (c) The income methodology for determining a childâs family income for the purposes of the Healthy Families Presumptive Eligibility Program, as required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), shall be the same methodology used in determining a childâs eligibility for the full scope of Medi-Cal benefits. (d) The scope of presumptive eligibility benefits provided under the Healthy Families Presumptive Eligibility Program shall be identical to the scope of benefits that the child was receiving under the Medi-Cal program without a share of cost. (e) The presumptive eligibility benefits provided under this section shall only be made available through a Medi-Cal provider or under a Medi-Cal managed care arrangement or contract. (f) When an application is forwarded by the county to the Healthy Families Program, the county shall send the application to the Healthy Families Program via an electronic application format defined by the department, provided that the department has implemented the automated interfaces necessary to accomplish electronic submission of applications from the county to the Healthy Families Program without requiring duplicative data entry by the county. The transmission of the electronic application to the Healthy Families Program shall occur within the timeframes designated by the department. (g) To the extent necessary, the department and the board may exchange a childâs case file solely for the purpose of determining the childâs eligibility for the Medi-Cal program or the Healthy Families Program, without requiring the familyâs consent, to the extent allowed by federal law. Any information, including the childâs case file, shall be kept confidential by the department and the board pursuant to state and federal law, and it shall be used only for the determination or continuation of eligibility. (h) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department shall implement this section by means of all-county letters or similar instructions, without taking any further regulatory action. Thereafter, the department may adopt regulations, as necessary, to implement this section in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Secti
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