Welfare and Institutions Code section 15900

The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(a)

Approximately 21 percent of nonelderly Californians lack health insurance coverage. Many are low-income individuals who are not eligible for existing public health coverage programs.

(b)

One hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) in federal funds will be available for three years to reimburse for public expenditures made under a Health Care Coverage Initiative for uninsured individuals. These funds are to be provided pursuant to the Special Terms and Conditions of California’s Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration project waiver number 11-W-00193/9 relating to hospital financing and health coverage expansion.

(c)

California’s health care safety net system plays an essential role in delivering critical health services to low-income individuals.

(d)

Local governments have the unique ability to design health service delivery models that meet the needs of their diverse populations and build on local infrastructures.

Source: Section 15900, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15900.­ (updated Jul. 18, 2006; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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