1. (a) The county department shall not provide a Medi-Cal card or request that a Medi-Cal card be issued by the Department to any Medi-Cal beneficiary more than one year subsequent to the month of service, unless one of the following conditions is met:

   1. (1) A court action requires that a Medi-Cal card be issued.
   2. (2) An adopted State hearing decision or other administrative hearing decision requires a redetermination of eligibility which results in a beneficiary's entitlement to a Medi-Cal card.
   3. (3) An adopted State hearing decision states that, due to a county department or Department administrative error, a Medi-Cal card for a month was not received by the beneficiary.
   4. (4) The Department requests that the Medi-Cal card be issued.
   5. (5) The county department has determined that an administrative error has occurred.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 10725 and 14124.5, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 14017 and 14115, Welfare and Institutions Code.

History

1. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 5-30-80 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 80, No. 22). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAH within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 9-27-80.

2. Certificate of Compliance filed 9-26-80 (Register 80, No. 39).

3. Repealer of subsection (b) filed 7-9-87; operative 8-8-87 (Register 87, No. 30).