(a) Any medically needy aged, blind, or disabled person who was categorically needy under this chapter on the basis of eligibility under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) or Subchapter 16 (commencing with Section 1381) of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code for the month of August 1993, and was discontinued as of September 1, 1993, and who, but for the addition of Section 12200.015, would be eligible to receive benefits without a share of cost in September 1993 under this chapter, shall remain eligible to receive benefits without a share of cost under this chapter as if that person were categorically needy as long as he or she meets other applicable requirements.
(b) Any medically needy aged, blind, or disabled person who was eligible for benefits under this chapter as categorically needy or medically needy under subdivision (a) for the month of August 1994, shall not be responsible for paying his or her share of cost if he or she had that eligibility for benefits without a share of cost interrupted or terminated by the addition of Section 12200.017, and if he or she, but for Section 12200.017, would be eligible to continue receiving benefits under this chapter without a share of cost.
(c) Any medically needy aged, blind, or disabled person who was eligible for benefits under this chapter as categorically needy, or as medically needy under subdivision (a) or (b), for the calendar month immediately preceding the date that the reductions in maximum aid payments for the state supplementary program established in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 made in the 1995–96 Regular Session of the Legislature are effective shall not be responsible for paying his or her share of cost if he or she had that eligibility for benefits without a share of cost interrupted or terminated by the reductions in maximum aid payments, and if he or she, but for the reductions, would be eligible to continue receiving benefits under this chapter without a share of cost.
(d) Any medically needy aged, blind, or disabled person who was eligible for benefits under this chapter as categorically needy, or as medically needy under subdivisions (a), (b), or (c) for the calendar month immediately preceding the date that the reductions in maximum aid payments for the state supplementary program established in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) made in the 1996 portion of the 1995-96 Regular Session of the Legislature are effective shall not be responsible for paying his or her share of cost if he or she had that eligibility for benefits without a share of cost interrupted or terminated by the reductions in maximum aid payments, and if he or she, but for these reductions, would be eligible to continue receiving benefits under this chapter without a share of cost.
(e) The department shall implement this section regardless of the availability of federal financial participation for the share of cost paid from state funds pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d).
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 197, Sec. 22. Effective July 22, 1996.)