(a) The department may pay the premiums on behalf of its members who are required to participate in eligible coverage, including medical assistance provisions contained in Title XVIII and Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, from funds appropriated for the support of a home.
(b) The department may pay for copayments and deductibles for members receiving care under the limitations of the veterans’ home medical program and under the direction of the veterans’ home physician. Medical expenditures in excess of the premiums, copayments, and deductibles are the responsibility of the member.
(c) When entering a home and while residing in a home, a member is required to obtain and maintain basic medical insurance policies that are in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 59. (SB 96) Effective June 27, 2017.)