CA AB2956

Requires the Department of Health Care Services to seek federal approval to extend continuous eligibility to individuals over 19 years of age for 12-month periods, with eligibility continuing from the date of determination until the end of the 12-month period.

Mandates counties to attempt communication through all available channels before completing redeterminations when mail is returned undeliverable, and requires counties to review available information to attempt renewal without beneficiary response before terminating eligibility.

Requires counties to complete renewal determinations without requesting additional information if prior income was verified at or below 100 percent of federal poverty level with no contradictory information on file, or if beneficiary receives stable income sources with no contradictory information.

Allows beneficiaries to provide self-attested income information for renewal purposes when electronic verification is unavailable, and entitles discontinued beneficiaries who resubmit required information within 90 days to retroactive Medi-Cal eligibility determination for the three months prior to submission unless they opt out.

Requires the department to set a target rate of at least 50 percent for successful ex parte renewals, report on causes of missing targets, and directs counties to collect and submit call-center data metrics to the department.