Special Populations
SB 1405 by Sen. Nell Soto (D-Ontario) was amended to require the Department of Health Services to establish a task force on reimbursement for language services for Medi-Cal and Healthy Families beneficiaries, thereby requiring approval from the Senate Finance Committee. The bill would require DHS to develop and adopt a strategy to seek federal matching funds for language assistance services, including oral interpretation services and translation of written materials, for Medi-Cal and Healthy Families beneficiaries who have limited English-language skills (Bill text, 5/17). The Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear the bill May 22 (Bill history, 5/17).
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