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Q & A: Emily Q. EPSDT Case (March '06, posted Aug. '06)
- Organization: National Health Law Program
- Creation Date: Monday, August 28, 2006
- Submitted: Monday, August 28, 2006
- Attachment: PDF
Q & A: Emily Q. EPSDT Case (March '06, posted Aug. '06)
Question: What is the significance of the recently issued Emily Q. v.
Bonta decision in federal District Court in California?
Answer: Emily Q. v. Bonta is significant because it reaffirms that EPSDT provisions confer enforceable rights upon Medicaid beneficiaries after the Supreme Court’s decision in Gonzaga University v. Doe and the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Sanchez v. Johnson and it maintains that courts have inherent authority to establish appropriate injunctive relief for violations of EPSDT provisions.
