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Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), undocumented immigrants will be excluded from all of the bill's provisions. However, there are some states, such as California, that will use state funding to provide health care services to this population.

Undocumented immigrants are individuals without a "lawful immigration status who entered the U.S. illegally or were lawfully admitted but their status expired or was revoked per United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)." There is an estimated 11 million undocumented individuals in the United States, making about 25% of those uninsured in the country. In California, a state with an estimated 2 million undocumented immigrants, they will account for 41% of individuals without health insurance.

On February 14, 2014, Democratic State Senator Ricardo Lara who serves California's 33rd State Senate District introduced to the California Legislature Senate Bill 1005 (SB 1005). SB 1005, also known as the Health Care for All bill, will allow those who are undocumented in the State of California to qualify for free or subsidized health insurance. The Health Care for All bill proposes for the state to subsidize Medi-Cal for low-income undocumented immigrants and for those who do not qualify for Medi-Cal to be able to purchase private health insurance with the help of the state; this will be operated by Covered California exchange plan set up under the ACA. As the bill continue through hearings and amendments, California offers other health care services to those who are undocumented.

Undocumented immigrants qualify for:
 * Restricted Medi-Cal
 * Use of Community Health Clinics
 * Child Health and Disability Prevention Program
 * Family Planning, Access, Care and Treatment Program
 * Access for Infants and Mothers
 * Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) qualify for all the benefits above plus full-scope Medi-Cal and the AIDS Drugs Resistance Program (ADAP). DACA recipients are provided temporary relief from deportation and work permits to undocumented individuals who meet the law requirements.

Health Care Services for Undocumented Immigrants in California:

Under the [Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985|Federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986] and the [Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986] allows for individuals without a legal status to qualify for certain state assistance programs. Undocumented immigrants in CA qualify for restricted Medi-Cal in "emergency situations, health care for pregnant women, kidney dialysis, nursing home care, and treatment for breast and cervical cancer."
 * 1) 1 - Restricted Medi-Cal