(a) To the extent allowed under federal law under Title XIX (42) U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) and Title XXI (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) of the Social Security Act, and only if federal financial participation is available under Title XXI (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) of the Social Security Act, the state shall administer the Medi-Cal to Healthy Families Presumptive Eligibility Program, to provide any child who meets the criteria set forth in subdivision (b) with presumptive eligibility benefits for the period described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b). (b) (1) On the basis of an initial screen performed by the county when an application for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families Program eligibility is filed, any child who meets all of the following requirements, shall be eligible for presumptive eligibility benefits under this section: (A) The child, or his or her parent or guardian, submits an application for the Medi-Cal program or the Healthy Families Program directly to the county. (B) The childâs income, as screened by the county on the basis of the application described in subparagraph (A), is not within the income levels necessary to establish no share-of-cost Medi-Cal eligibility. (C) The childâs income, as screened by the county on the basis of the application described in subparagraph (A), is within the income limits established by the Healthy Families Program. (D) The child is under 19 years of age at the time of the application. (E) The child is not receiving no-cost Medi-Cal or Healthy Families benefits at the time that the application is submitted. (2) When the county performs the initial screen and determines that the child meets the criteria described in paragraph (1), the county shall establish presumptive eligibility for Healthy Families for that child. Once presumptive eligibility has been established, the county shall continue to determine childâs eligibility for Medi-Cal on the basis of the filed application. (3) When the county completes the Medi-Cal eligibility determination process and determines a child ineligible for no-cost Medi-Cal and the child appears to be income eligible for the Healthy Families Program, the county shall find the child presumptively eligible for the Healthy Families Program and comply with the standards set forth in paragraph (5) if either of the following conditions are met: (A) The county determined the child eligible for Medi-Cal with a share of cost. (B) The child is not income eligible for a poverty level program and the county did not establish no-cost Medi-Cal eligibility because the child did not complete or failed to pass the resource standard or establish disability or deprivation. (4) The period of presumptive eligibility provided for under this section begins on the first day of the month that the county finds that the child meets all of the criteria described in paragraph (1) or (3), and concludes on the last day of the month of the childâs effective date of coverage in the Healthy Families Program, or determination of ineligibility for the Healthy Families Program. (5) (A) For any child who meets the requirements for presumptive eligibility benefits under this section, the county shall forward to the Healthy Families Program the childâs application, to determine eligibility for the Healthy Families Program. The submission of the application to the Healthy Families Program shall be accomplished using an electronic format, specified 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. If all of the eligibility criteria set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) are established at the time of application, the application to Healthy Families Program shall be forwarded in accordance with the timeframes established by the department. (B) The department shall give the Healthy Famil
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