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Medi-Cal Children’s Health Advisory Panel (MCHAP)

March 12, 2026 Meeting Attendance

PositionMemberAttendance
Chair
Elected November 6, 2025

Parent Representative
Nancy NetherlandIn Person
Licensed Disproportionate Share Hospital Representative Michael Weiss, MD
CHOC Children’s Hospital
Virtual
Physician and Surgeon – Board Certified in Pediatrics Kenneth Hempstead
The Permanente Medical Group
Not Attending
Mental Health Provider Representative William Arroyo, MDVirtual
Business Community Representative Ron DiLuigiVirtual
Licensed, Practicing Dentist Lesley Latham, DDS, MS
Castro Valley Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics
Virtual
Nonprofit Primary Care Clinic Representative Karen Lauterbach
Venice Family Clinic, Comm. Health Insurance Program
In Person
Education Community Representative Jovan Salama Jacobs, Ed.D.
Los Angeles County Office of Education
In Person
County Public Health Provider Representative Kelly Motadel, MD
County of San Diego
In Person
Current or former foster youth; an attorney, social worker, probation officer, or court-appointed special advocate who currently represents one or more foster youth; a foster care service provider; or a child welfare advocate Jan Schumann
Physician and Surgeon – Board Certified in Family Practice Ellen Beck, MD
University of California, San Diego
Community Education Division of Family Medicine
Virtual
Substance Abuse Provider Representative Elizabeth Stanley Salazar
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
Virtual
Parent Representative Diana VegaVirtual
Parent Representative Alison BeierVirtual
Health Plan Representative Jeff Ribordy, MD
Partnership HealthPlan of California
Virtual

The intent of SB220 legislation is the continuation of the prior panel as established by Section 12693.90 of the Insurance Code. SB 220 specifies that new panel members shall not be appointed until a vacancy occurs.