Common use of Language and Format Clause in Contracts

Language and Format. a. The Department shall use the methodology below for identifying the prevalent non–English languages spoken by beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries throughout the state, and in the Contractor’s service area. i. A population group of mandatory Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in the service area who indicate their primary language as other than English and that meet a numeric threshold of 3,000 or five percent of the beneficiary population, whichever is lower. ii. A population group of mandatory Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in the Contractor’s service area who indicate their primary language as other than English and who meet the concentration standards of 1,000 in a single ZIP code or 1,500 in two contiguous ZIP codes.

Language and Format. a. The Department shall use the methodology below for identifying the prevalent non–English languages spoken by beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries throughout the state, and in the Contractor’s service area.; i. A population group of mandatory Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in the service area who indicate their primary language as other than English English, and that meet a numeric threshold of 3,000 or five five-percent (5%) of the beneficiary population, whichever is lower.; and ii. A population group of mandatory Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in the Contractor’s service area who indicate their primary language as other than English and who meet the concentration standards of 1,000 in a single ZIP code or 1,500 in two contiguous ZIP codes.