HCAI designated Essential Access Health (Essential Access) as the Program Administrator for the Uncompensated Care grant program to distribute program funding and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
Donor Name: Essential Access Health
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/17/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The goal of the grant program is to provide abortion and contraceptives services to income-eligible patients, who would not be eligible to receive abortion and contraception at no cost through Medi-Cal or Family PACT.
Project Period
Eligible providers may apply for 12- month Projected Uncompensated Care grants.
Eligible services
- Abortion – Allservices related to the episode of care for abortion that would otherwise be covered by Medi-Cal including, but not limited to, pharmacy, laboratory, diagnostic testing, treatment for complications and other medically necessary care related to abortion care provided.
- Contraception – All services related to the delivery of contraceptive care that would otherwise be covered by Medi-Cal, including but not limited to pharmacy, laboratory, diagnostic testing, treatment for complications and other medically necessary care related to the contraceptive care provided.
Eligibility Criteria
Medi-Cal enrolled providers that offer abortion and contraceptive care to patients with lowincomes are eligible to apply for funding under the Uncompensated Care grant program. Eligible providers may include:
- FQHCs, community clinics, rural clinics
- Private medical offices
- Independent private or non-profit abortion providers
- Outpatient surgical centers
- Tribal entities
For more information, visit Essential Access Health.
