Welfare and Institutions Code section 15901

(a)

There is hereby established the Health Care Coverage Initiative to expand health care coverage to low-income uninsured individuals in California.

(b)

The Health Care Coverage Initiative shall operate 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 that became effective September 1, 2005. The initiative shall be implemented only to the extent that federal financial participation is available.

Source: Section 15901, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15901.­ (updated Jul. 18, 2006; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Jun. 30, 2025

§ 15901's source at ca​.gov