California Welfare And Institutions Code Section 14011.18

(a) On or before December 15, 2010, the State Department of Health Care Services shall report to the fiscal and health policy committees of the Legislature on the effects of reducing the time period of continuous eligibility for children and imposing a semiannual status reporting requirement to maintain Medi-Cal eligibility for children. The report shall include all of the following information: (1) The number of children enrolled in Medi-Cal by eligibility category prior to the imposition of semiannual status reporting and on a quarterly basis after the imposition of semiannual reporting. Within each eligibility category, the report also shall identify the number of enrolled children in Medi-Cal managed care and in fee-for-service Medi-Cal. (2) The annual cost per child enrollee in managed care and by cost category in fee-for-service prior to the imposition of semiannual reporting and for the 2009-10 fiscal year. (3) An analysis of enrollment interruptions and reinstatements for children prior to the imposition of semiannual reporting and for the 2009 -10 fiscal year. The analysis shall include data on the number of children disenrolled as a result of the semiannual reporting requirement, the number of those children who were subsequently reenrolled in Medi-Cal by duration of their enrollment gap, and an analysis, to the extent feasible, of the extent to which enrollment gaps resulted from the failure of families to file a complete semiannual report versus a change in family circumstances that resulted in a child no longer being eligible for no-cost Medi-Cal coverage, and the number of children that transitioned to the Healthy Families Program as a result of semiannual reporting. (4) An estimate of the additional annual county eligibility administration costs or savings resulting from the processing of semiannual reports for children, disenrollment processing, reinstatement, reenrollment, and caseload reductions. (b) For purposes of preparing the report, the department shall seek funding, or participation from appropriate nonprofit organizations, including foundations and universities, or both.