Medi-Cal: acupuncture.

Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law sets forth a schedule of benefits covered under the Medi-Cal program, including acupuncture, but only to the extent that federal matching funds are provided for acupuncture.

Under this bill, acupuncture would instead be a covered Medi-Cal benefit regardless of whether federal financial participation is available, subject to an appropriation and utilization controls.