(a) âShare of costâ or âspend down of excess incomeâ means the amount of the costs of health care that a person or family eligible under Section 14005.4 or 14005.7 shall incur prior to being certified by the department as specified in Section 14018. (b) Upon the effective date of the act that added this subdivision, any reference to âshare of costâ in this chapter or elsewhere in this code that relates to an individual Medi-Cal beneficiaryâs or applicantâs eligibility under the medically needy persons or medically needy family persons categories shall be read as âspend down of excess incomeâ and the definition in subdivision (a) shall apply.
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