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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 2486

Medi-Cal: Whole Child Model program.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law establishes the California Children's Services (CCS) program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and counties, to provide medically necessary services, based on financial eligibility, for persons under 21 years of age who have certain medical conditions, including, among others, cystic fibrosis or hemophilia. Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the department, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing law authorizes the department to establish a Whole Child Model program, under which managed care plans served by a county organized health system or Regional Health Authority in designated counties provide CCS treatment services to Medi-Cal eligible CCS children and youth. In implementing the program, existing law requires the department to, among other things, establish a statewide Whole Child Model program stakeholder advisory group and to consult with that advisory group on the implementation of the Whole Child Model program, as specified. Existing law terminates the advisory group on December 31, 2026. This bill would rename the statewide Whole Child Model program stakeholder advisory group to the California Children's Services (CCS) advisory group. The bill would require the advisory group to have specified membership, including no more than 6 representatives of CCS clients not enrolled in a managed care plan or enrolled in a managed care plan, but not on a family advisory committee, former CCS clients, and caregivers of former CCS clients, among others. The bill would also require the department to consult with the advisory group on the implementation of the CCS Classic program and to consider the recommendations of the advisory group in developing monitoring processes and outcome measures for the CCS program. The bill would require the department to publish two summary reports on its internet website by specified dates that describe the department's progress and actions on specified matters relating to the CCS program. The bill would delete the December 31, 2026, sunset date, and would instead make the provisions relating to the stakeholder advisory group and the related reporting requirement inoperative on January 1, 2037. This bill would make conforming changes to reflect the renaming of the advisory group.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 12:03 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 26, 2026
House		AB 2486 Addis Concurrence in Senate AmendmentspassSet your home in California to see
Aug 25, 2026
Senate		3rd Reading AB2486 Addis By BlakespearpassSet your home in California to see
Aug 13, 2026
Senate		Do passpassSet your home in California to see
Aug 3, 2026
Senate		Placed on suspense filepassSet your home in California to see
Jun 24, 2026
Senate		Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see
May 27, 2026
House		AB 2486 Addis Assembly Third ReadingpassSet your home in California to see
May 6, 2026
House		Do pass. To Consent Calendar.passSet your home in California to see
Apr 14, 2026
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see

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