(1) Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which health care services are provided to qualified low-income persons. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Under existing law, one of the methods by which Medi-Cal services are provided is pursuant to contracts with various types of managed care plans. Existing law, until July 1, 2016, imposes a sales tax on sellers of Medi-Cal managed care plans.
California SB 2 (20152016 Special Session 2) — Medi-Cal: managed care organization tax.
(1) Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which health care services are provided to qualified low-income persons. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Under existing law, one of the methods by which Medi-Cal services are provided is pursuant to contracts with various types of managed care plans. Existing law, until July 1, 2016, imposes a sales tax on sellers of Medi-Cal managed care plans.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
2015-09-04 Without reference to committee or file. referral-committee
2015-09-04 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-04 Ordered to third reading.
2015-09-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 53. Noes 1. Page 89.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-09 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-09-10 Senate refused to concur in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 1. Noes 39. Page 77.) committee-failure, amendment-failure
2015-09-10 Ordered to Conference Committee. referral-committee
2015-09-23 Assembly Members Bonta (Co-Chair), Bonilla, Gallagher, Patterson and Santiago appointed to Conference Committee.
2015-09-24 Senators Hernandez (Co-Chair), Leno, Mitchell, Nielsen and vacancy appointed to Conference Committee.
2016-02-08 Senator Anderson appointed to Conference Committee.
2016-02-09 Set for hearing February 10.
2016-02-09 February 10 hearing postponed by committee.
2016-02-19 Set for hearing February 22.
2016-02-22 From Conference Committee: Be adopted. (Ayes 6: Senators Mitchell, Leno and Hernandez, Assembly Members Bonilla, Santiago and Bonta. Noes 4: Senators Nielsen and Anderson, Assembly Members Gallagher and Patterson)