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Senate approves income-based cap on RCFE room-and-board rates to protect Medi-Cal recipients
Summary
Lawmakers passed SB 433 to require income-based room-and-board caps for Medi-Cal assisted living waiver participants, aiming to preserve a personal needs allowance for non-SSI residents after testimony described facilities forcing families to pay increases or face eviction.
The Senate approved SB 433 (Ayes 31, Noes 5), a bill establishing income-based room-and-board rate protections for participants in Medi-Cal assisted living waiver programs and related CalAIM community support programs.
Author Senator Minhajee Wahab said the bill “creates an income based cap to RCFE room and board rates that allows all Medi-Cal assisted living program participants to keep the…
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