Section 131530.
131530. The local initiative that establishes a program shall offer health care coverage through the program, and all health care services shall be provided to participants by a provider operated by the county or by a provider with whom or with which the county or the local initiative has contracted to provide health care services, […]
Section 131531.
131531. The health care services provided through the program to eligible employees shall, to the extent practicable, be substantially similar to the benefits offered to adults under the Healthy Families Program pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 12693.60) of Part 6.2 of the Insurance Code, but shall include at least all of the basic […]
Section 131540.
131540. (a) (1) The cost of the health care coverage provided through the program shall be paid through a combination of contributions paid by the small business, premiums paid by participating employees, and county, federal, state, or private sector funding made available for this purpose. (2) The local initiative may determine the amount of the employer contribution for […]
Section 131541.
131541. The local initiative shall be authorized to establish, participate in, or apply to funding sources in the public and private sectors for purposes of providing or securing premium subsidies for eligible employees, pursuant to fair and equitable procedures to be established by the local initiative. (Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 677, Sec. 2. Effective […]
Section 131550.
131550. The county and the local initiative shall together evaluate the pilot program after three years, including all of the following: the number of individuals served, the demographics of the individuals served, the number of employees turned away due to the limitation on enrollment in Section 131510, the number of small businesses participating, the number […]
Section 131510.
131510. The program may be implemented in Santa Clara County at the option of the local initiative, but if so implemented shall be as a pilot program. A maximum of 5,000 employees may be covered in the county, provided, however, that the number of enrollees may be increased pursuant to the prior approval of the […]
Section 131511.
131511. (a) In implementing the pilot program established pursuant to this division, the local initiative in Santa Clara County shall not be subject to the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 1357.03. The program shall be otherwise subject to the requirements of Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2, including Article 3.1 (commencing with […]
Section 131520.
131520. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 1357, only an adult age 19 to 64 years, inclusive, employed by a small business for a minimum of 20 hours per week is eligible to participate in the program if he or she has a gross annual income that is less than 350 percent of the federal poverty […]
Section 131521.
131521. (a) A small business may apply to the local initiative that administers the program to obtain coverage for its employees who meet the requirements of Section 131520. (b) At least 50 percent of the employees of an otherwise eligible small business must meet the eligibility requirements of Section 131520, and at least 50 percent of those […]
Section 131522.
131522. The program shall screen potential enrollees to determine if they meet the eligibility requirements for the Medi-Cal program. (Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 677, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)