AB 1792 Summary

• Department of Finance must annually report by January 3rd week (2016-2020) identifying the top 500 California employers with 100+ employees enrolled in Medi-Cal, including employer name, address, number of beneficiaries, and total cost of state/federal benefits provided.

• State Department of Health Care Services and Employment Development Department must collaborate to track Medi-Cal recipients employed by large employers and calculate average per-employee benefit costs, with data sharing authorized until January 1, 2020.

• Employers are prohibited from discriminating against, retaliating against, or refusing to hire employees based on enrollment in public assistance programs (Medi-Cal), and cannot disclose to others that an employee receives or applies for public benefits.

• Employment Development Director permitted to share confidential unemployment insurance information with Department of Finance solely for preparing the employer benefits report, with information limited to data from Medi-Cal recipient lists and wage records.

• State Department of Social Services must provide annual data on CalFresh enrollment overlap with Medi-Cal and average CalFresh benefits for employed households to support the report compilation.