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CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.16 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.228 - Medi-Cal Hospital Provider Rate Improvement Act of 2011|Section 14169.16.

14169.16.  (a) This article shall remain operative only until the later of the following:(1) January 1, 2015.(2) The date of the last payment of the quality assurance fee payments pursuant to Article 5.229 (commencing Section 14169.31).(3) The date of the last payment from the department pursuant to this article.(b) If this article becomes inoperative under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), this article shall be repealed on January 1, 2015, unless a later enacted statute enacted before that date, deletes or extends that date.(c) If this article becomes inoperative under paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (a), this article shall be repealed on January 1 of the year following the date this article becomes inoperative, unless a later enacted statute enacted before that date, deletes or extends that date.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 452, Sec. 7. (SB 920) Effective September 22, 2012. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Sections 14169.13 (subd. (c), para. (1)) and 14169.40, or on date prescribed in this section. Repealed on or after January 1, 2015, by its own provisions. Note: Termination provisions affect Article 5.228, commencing with Section 14169.1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.17 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.228 - Medi-Cal Hospital Provider Rate Improvement Act of 2011|Section 14169.17.

14169.17.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if federal approval or a letter that indicates likely federal approval in accordance with Section 14169.34 has not been received on or before December 1, 2013, then this article shall become inoperative, and as of December 1, 2013, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before December 1, 2013, deletes or extends that date.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 452, Sec. 8. (SB 920) Effective September 22, 2012. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Sections 14169.13 (subd. (c), para. (1)) and 14169.40, or on date prescribed in Section 14169.16. Repealed on or after January 1, 2015, as provided in Section 14169.16. Note: Conditions in this section for repeal of Article 5.228 (commencing with Section 14169.1) failed.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.17.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.228 - Medi-Cal Hospital Provider Rate Improvement Act of 2011|Section 14169.17.5.

14169.17.5.  Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department shall implement this article by means of policy letters or similar instructions, without taking further regulatory action.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 286, Sec. 7. (SB 335) Effective September 16, 2011. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Sections 14169.13 (subd. (c), para. (1)) and 14169.40, or on date prescribed in Section 14169.16. Repealed on or after January 1, 2015, as provided in Section 14169.16.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.18 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.228 - Medi-Cal Hospital Provider Rate Improvement Act of 2011|Section 14169.18.

14169.18.  If the director determines that this article has become inoperative pursuant to Section 14169.13, 14169.16, 14169.17, or 14169.40, the director shall execute a declaration stating that this determination has been made and stating the basis for this determination. The director shall retain the declaration and provide a copy, within five working days of the execution of the declaration, to the fiscal and appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. In addition, the director shall post the declaration on the department’s Internet Web site and the director shall send the declaration to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Senate, the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, and the Legislative Counsel.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 452, Sec. 9. (SB 920) Effective September 22, 2012. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Sections 14169.13 (subd. (c), para. (1)) and 14169.40, or on date prescribed in Section 14169.16. Repealed on or after January 1, 2015, as provided in Section 14169.16.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.19 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.228 - Medi-Cal Hospital Provider Rate Improvement Act of 2011|Section 14169.19.

14169.19.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to consider legislation requiring the director to seek approval to increase payments to hospitals in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 14169.2, subdivision (a) of Section 14169.3, and subdivision (c) of Section 14169.5, and to adopt a corresponding increase in the fee imposed pursuant to Article 5.229 (commencing with Section 14169.31), consistent with federal law and regulations, if the director determines that the maximum available upper payment limits in subdivision (b) of Section 14169.2 or subdivision (a) of Section 14169.3, or the amount of federal financial participation for increased capitation payments to managed care health plans in subdivision (c) of Section 14169.5, have increased during the program period.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the legislation described in subdivision (a) shall do both of the following:(1) Require the director to work in consultation with the hospital community in seeking any necessary approvals from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to increase payments to hospitals and to impose corresponding fee increases.(2) Require that, in the event that the director determines that the maximum available upper payment limits in subdivision (b) of Section 14169.2 or subdivision (a) of Section 14169.3, or the amount of federal financial participation for increased capitation payments to managed care health plans in subdivision (c) of Section 14169.5, have increased during the program period, the increases shall first be made available for the purposes of this section prior to being used for other purposes.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or Article 5.229 (commencing with Section 14169.31), failure to secure, or denial of, any necessary federal approvals required by the legislation described in subdivision (a) shall not affect implementation of this article or Article 5.229 (commencing with Section 14169.31).(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 286, Sec. 7. (SB 335) Effective September 16, 2011. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Sections 14169.13 (subd. (c), para. (1)) and 14169.40, or on date prescribed in Section 14169.16. Repealed on or after January 1, 2015, as provided in Section 14169.16.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.35 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.229 - Private Hospital Quality Assurance Fee Act of 2011|Section 14169.35.

14169.35.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director shall have discretion to modify any timeline or timelines in this article or Article 5.228 (commencing with Section 14169.1) if the letter that indicates likely federal approval, as described in Section 14169.34, is not secured by December 15, 2013, and the director determines that it is impossible from an operational perspective to implement a timeline or timelines without the modification.(b) The department shall notify the fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature prior to implementing a modified timeline or timelines under subdivision (a).(c) The department shall consult with representatives of the hospital community in developing a modified timeline or timelines pursuant to this section.(d) The discretion to modify timelines under this section shall include, but not be limited to, discretion to accelerate payments to plans or hospitals.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 286, Sec. 8. (SB 335) Effective September 16, 2011. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Sections 14169.38 (subd. (d), para. (1)) and 14169.40, or on date prescribed in Section 14169.41. Repealed on or after January 1, 2015, as provided in Section 14169.41.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.37 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.229 - Private Hospital Quality Assurance Fee Act of 2011|Section 14169.37.

14169.37.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if actual federal approval or a letter that indicates likely federal approval in accordance with Section 14169.34 has not been received on or before December 1, 2013, then this article shall become inoperative, and as of December 1, 2013, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before December 1, 2013, deletes or extends that date.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 286, Sec. 8. (SB 335) Effective September 16, 2011. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Sections 14169.38 (subd. (d), para. (1)) and 14169.40, or on date prescribed in Section 14169.41. Repealed on or after January 1, 2015, as provided in Section 14169.41. Note: Conditions in this section for repeal of Article 5.229 (commencing with Section 14169.31) failed.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.39 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.229 - Private Hospital Quality Assurance Fee Act of 2011|Section 14169.39.

14169.39.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or Article 5.228 (commencing with Section 14169.1), supplemental payments or other payments under Article 5.228 (commencing with Section 14169.1) shall only be required and payable in any quarter for which a fee payment obligation exists.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 286, Sec. 8. (SB 335) Effective September 16, 2011. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Sections 14169.38 (subd. (d), para. (1)) and 14169.40, or on date prescribed in Section 14169.41. Repealed on or after January 1, 2015, as provided in Section 14169.41.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.40.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.229 - Private Hospital Quality Assurance Fee Act of 2011|Section 14169.40.5.

14169.40.5.  Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department shall implement this article by means of policy letters or similar instructions, without taking further regulatory action.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 286, Sec. 8. (SB 335) Effective September 16, 2011. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Sections 14169.38 (subd. (d), para. (1)) and 14169.40, or on date prescribed in Section 14169.41. Repealed on or after January 1, 2015, as provided in Section 14169.41.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.41 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.229 - Private Hospital Quality Assurance Fee Act of 2011|Section 14169.41.

14169.41.  (a) This article shall remain operative only until the later of the following:(1) January 1, 2015.(2) The date of the last payment of the quality assurance fee payments pursuant to this article.(3) The date of the last payment from the department pursuant to Article 5.228 (commencing with Section 14169.1).(b) If this article becomes inoperative under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), this article shall be repealed on January 1, 2015, unless a later enacted statute enacted before that date, deletes or extends that date.(c) If this article becomes inoperative under paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (a), this article shall be repealed on January 1 of the year following the date this article becomes inoperative, unless a later enacted statute enacted before that date, deletes or extends that date.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 452, Sec. 13. (SB 920) Effective September 22, 2012. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Sections 14169.38 (subd. (d), para. (1)) and 14169.40, or on date prescribed in this section. Repealed on or after January 1, 2015, by its own provisions. Note: Termination provisions affect Article 5.229, commencing with Section 14169.31.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.42 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.229 - Private Hospital Quality Assurance Fee Act of 2011|Section 14169.42.

14169.42.  If the director determines that this article has become inoperative pursuant to Section 14169.37, 14169.38, 14169.40, or 14169.41, the director shall execute a declaration stating that this determination has been made and stating the basis for this determination. The director shall retain the declaration and provide a copy, within five working days of the execution of the declaration, to the fiscal and appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. In addition, the director shall post the declaration on the department’s Internet Web site and the director shall send the declaration to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Senate, the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, and the Legislative Counsel.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 452, Sec. 14. (SB 920) Effective September 22, 2012. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Sections 14169.38 (subd. (d), para. (1)) and 14169.40, or on date prescribed in Section 14169.41. Repealed on or after January 1, 2015, as provided in Section 14169.41.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.50 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.230 - Medi-Cal Hospital Reimbursement Improvement Act of 2013|Section 14169.50.

14169.50.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The Legislature continues to recognize the essential role that hospitals play in serving the state’s Medi-Cal beneficiaries. To that end, it has been, and remains, the intent of the Legislature to improve funding for hospitals and obtain all available federal funds to make supplemental Medi-Cal payments to hospitals.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that funding provided to hospitals through a hospital quality assurance fee be continued with the goal of increasing access to care and improving hospital reimbursement through supplemental Medi-Cal payments to hospitals.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize the fundamental structure of the components used to develop a successful hospital quality assurance fee program.(d) It is the intent of the Legislature to impose a quality assurance fee to be paid by hospitals, which would be used to increase federal financial participation in order to make supplemental Medi-Cal payments to hospitals, and to help pay for health care coverage for low-income children.(e) The State Department of Health Care Services shall make every effort to obtain the necessary federal approvals to implement the quality assurance fee described in subdivision (d) in order to make supplemental Medi-Cal payments to hospitals.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the quality assurance fee be implemented only if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The quality assurance fee is established in consultation with the hospital community.(2) The quality assurance fee, including any interest earned after collection by the department, is deposited into segregated funds apart from the General Fund and used exclusively for supplemental Medi-Cal payments to hospitals, direct grants to public hospitals, health care coverage for low-income children, and for the department’s direct costs of administering the program.(3) No hospital shall be required to pay the quality assurance fee to the department unless and until the state receives and maintains federal approval of the quality assurance fee and related supplemental payments to hospitals.(4) The full amount of the quality assurance fee assessed and collected remains available only for the purposes specified by the Legislature in this article.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 657, Sec. 6. (SB 239) Effective October 8, 2013. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 14169.72. Repealed on January 1 after inoperative date, pursuant to Section 14169.76. Note: See Section 3.5 of Article XVI of the Constitution, which was added on Nov. 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 52.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.57 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.230 - Medi-Cal Hospital Reimbursement Improvement Act of 2013|Section 14169.57.

14169.57.  (a) Each managed health care plan receiving increased capitation payments under Section 14169.56 shall expend the capitation rate increases in a manner consistent with actuarial certification, enrollment, and utilization on hospital services. Each managed health care plan shall expend increased capitation payments on hospital services within 30 days of receiving the increased capitation payments to the extent they are made for a subject month that is prior to the date on which the payments are received by the managed health care plan.(b) The sum of all expenditures made by a managed health care plan for hospital services pursuant to this section shall equal, or approximately equal, all increased capitation payments received by the managed health care plan, consistent with actuarial certification, enrollment, and utilization, from the department pursuant to Section 14169.56.(c) Any delegation or attempted delegation by a managed health care plan of its obligation to expend the capitation rate increases under this section shall not relieve the plan from its obligation to expend those capitation rate increases. Managed health care plans shall submit the documentation that the department may require to demonstrate compliance with this subdivision. The documentation shall demonstrate actual expenditure of the capitation rate increases for hospital services, and not assignment to subcontractors of the managed health care plan’s obligation of the duty to expend the capitation rate increases.(d) The supplemental hospital payments made by managed health care plans pursuant to this section shall reflect the overall purpose of this article.(e) This article is not intended to create a private right of action by a hospital against a managed care plan provided that the managed health care plan expends all increased capitation payments for hospital services.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 657, Sec. 6. (SB 239) Effective October 8, 2013. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 14169.72. Repealed on January 1 after inoperative date, pursuant to Section 14169.76. Note: See Section 3.5 of Article XVI of the Constitution, which was added on Nov. 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 52.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.60 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.230 - Medi-Cal Hospital Reimbursement Improvement Act of 2013|Section 14169.60.

14169.60.  (a) The amount of any payments made under this article to private hospitals, including the amount of payments made under Sections 14169.54 and 14169.55 and additional payments to private hospitals by managed health care plans pursuant to Section 14169.57, shall not be included in the calculation of the low-income percent or the OBRA 1993 payment limitation, as defined in paragraph (24) of subdivision (a) of Section 14105.98, for purposes of determining payments to private hospitals.(b) The supplemental payments and other payments under this article shall be regarded as quality assurance payments, the implementation or suspension of which does not affect a determination of the adequacy of any rates under federal law.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 657, Sec. 6. (SB 239) Effective October 8, 2013. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 14169.72. Repealed on January 1 after inoperative date, pursuant to Section 14169.76. Note: See Section 3.5 of Article XVI of the Constitution, which was added on Nov. 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 52.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14169.62 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 7 - Basic Health Care|ARTICLE 5.230 - Medi-Cal Hospital Reimbursement Improvement Act of 2013|Section 14169.62.

14169.62.  Notwithstanding any provision in this article, the director may correct any identified material and egregious errors in the data, including, but not limited to, the days data source, used for the following: acute psychiatric days, annual fee-for-service days, annual managed care days, annual Medi-Cal days, fee-for-service days, general acute care days, high acuity days, managed care days, Medi-Cal days, Medi-Cal fee-for-service days, Medi-Cal managed care days, Medi-Cal managed care fee days, outpatient base amount, and transplant days. An error is material and egregious if the error is clear to the director based on information the director finds to be reliable and results in an increase or decrease to a hospital’s supplemental payment amounts under this article, or in a hospital’s quality assurance fee payments, of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) for any subject fiscal year. The director’s determination whether to exercise his or her discretion under this section and any determination made by the director under this section shall not be subject to judicial review, except that a hospital may bring a writ of mandate under Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure to rectify an abuse of discretion by the department in correcting that hospital’s data when that correction results in greater fees for that hospital pursuant to Sections 14169.52 and 14169.53 or lower supplemental payments for that hospital pursuant to Section 14169.54 and 14169.55.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 657, Sec. 6. (SB 239) Effective October 8, 2013. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 14169.72. Repealed on January 1 after inoperative date, pursuant to Section 14169.76. Note: See Section 3.5 of Article XVI of the Constitution, which was added on Nov. 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 52.)