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CA Welf & Inst Code § 14612 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 8.8 - Medi-Cal Management: Alternative Methods|ARTICLE 2 - Negotiated Hospital Rates|Section 14612.

14612.  The Legislature further intends that the alternatives developed and tested pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be consistent with the following objectives:(a) Providing reasonable access to all levels and types of hospital care by beneficiaries.(b) Providing reasonable geographical access to hospital care by beneficiaries.(c) Promoting efficiency and economy in the delivery of hospital care.(d) Fairness to the contracting hospitals.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 102, Sec. 133. Effective June 28, 1981.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14613 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 8.8 - Medi-Cal Management: Alternative Methods|ARTICLE 2 - Negotiated Hospital Rates|Section 14613.

14613.  (a) The department shall develop at least three alternative methods of reimbursing hospitals for providing inpatient and outpatient hospital services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries on a prospectively negotiated rate basis. Each method shall provide for prospectively negotiating rates for such care. Each method shall require the hospital to agree to provide a minimal number of units of service at the negotiated rate.(b) The department shall consult with associations and other appropriate representatives of the hospital industry. The department shall make every reasonable effort to develop at least one alternative for prospectively negotiating hospital rates which is supported by such representatives of the hospital industry.(c) The department shall consult with the commission regarding the development of at least one alternative for prospectively negotiating hospital rates. The department may enter into an interagency agreement with the commission for the development of such an alternative.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 102, Sec. 133. Effective June 28, 1981.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14614 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 8.8 - Medi-Cal Management: Alternative Methods|ARTICLE 2 - Negotiated Hospital Rates|Section 14614.

14614.  Each alternative method for prospectively negotiated rate reimbursement developed pursuant to this article shall do the following:(a) Reduce administrative cost to the department and to hospitals.(b) Provide incentives to hospitals to participate in the Medi-Cal program, including prospective interim payments, unless the parties agree otherwise.(c) Provide incentives to hospitals to provide services on an outpatient basis wherever possible.(d) Provide incentives to hospitals to reduce their costs.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 102, Sec. 133. Effective June 28, 1981.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14616 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 8.8 - Medi-Cal Management: Alternative Methods|ARTICLE 2 - Negotiated Hospital Rates|Section 14616.

14616.  Not sooner than 30 days after providing notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the department may implement on a test basis any of the alternatives for prospective hospital rate negotiations which have been reported to the Legislature pursuant to Section 14614. The department may enter into an interagency agreement with the commission, or contract with a private entity, for implementing any such alternative.In testing alternatives, the department shall attempt to obtain participation by hospitals representing various sizes, types, ownership, and geographic locations. The department may not discriminate against hospitals wishing to participate on the basis of any of the characteristics described in the immediately preceding sentence.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 102, Sec. 133. Effective June 28, 1981.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14617 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 8.8 - Medi-Cal Management: Alternative Methods|ARTICLE 2 - Negotiated Hospital Rates|Section 14617.

14617.  Nothing in this article shall be construed to require that hospitals participate in a prospectively negotiated rate test, as provided by this article, as a condition of participation in the Medi-Cal program.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 102, Sec. 133. Effective June 28, 1981.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14619 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 8.8 - Medi-Cal Management: Alternative Methods|ARTICLE 2 - Negotiated Hospital Rates|Section 14619.

14619.  For the 1981–82 fiscal year, the Controller may transfer such funds among Items 426-001-001, 426-001-890, 426-101-001, and 426-101-890 of the Budget Act of 1981 as are necessary to implement the provisions of this article.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 102, Sec. 133. Effective June 28, 1981.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14620 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 8.8 - Medi-Cal Management: Alternative Methods|ARTICLE 2 - Negotiated Hospital Rates|Section 14620.

14620.  Authority to implement negotiated hospital rates after the completion of the pilot study and after June 30, 1983, shall be contingent on both of the following:(a) A special Budget Act item, following the submission by the State Department of Health Services of a final report which evaluates the results of the projects conducted under the provisions of this article.(b) Enactment of legislation specifying the negotiated hospital rate program.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 102, Sec. 133. Effective June 28, 1981.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 8.8 - Medi-Cal Management: Alternative Methods|ARTICLE 5 - Mental Health Managed Care|Section 14680.

14680.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a need to establish a standard set of guidelines that governs the provision of managed Medi-Cal specialty mental health services at the local level, consistent with federal law.(b) Therefore, in order to ensure quality and continuity, and to efficiently utilize mental health services under the Medi-Cal program, there shall be developed mental health plans for the provision of those services that are consistent with guidelines established by the department. The guidelines shall be consistent with federal Medicaid requirements and the approved Medicaid state plan and waivers to ensure full and timely federal reimbursement to mental health plans for services that are rendered and reimbursed consistent with federal Medicaid requirements.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that mental health plans be developed and implemented regardless of whether other systems of Medi-Cal managed care are implemented.(d) It is further the intent of the Legislature that Sections 14681 to 14685, inclusive, shall not be construed to mandate the participation of counties in Medi-Cal managed mental health care plans.(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2012.(Amended (as added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 651, Sec. 10) by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 236. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012. Section operative July 1, 2012, by its own provisions.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14681 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 8.8 - Medi-Cal Management: Alternative Methods|ARTICLE 5 - Mental Health Managed Care|Section 14681.

14681.  The department shall ensure that all contracts for Medi-Cal managed care include a process for screening, referral, and coordination with any mental health plan established, of medically necessary specialty mental health care services.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 237. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 254 of Ch. 34.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14682.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 8.8 - Medi-Cal Management: Alternative Methods|ARTICLE 5 - Mental Health Managed Care|Section 14682.1.

14682.1.  (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall be designated as the state agency responsible for development, consistent with the requirements of Section 4060, and implementation of, mental health plans for Medi-Cal beneficiaries.(b) The department shall convene a steering committee for the purpose of providing advice and recommendations on the transition and continuing development of the Medi-Cal mental health managed care systems pursuant to subdivision (a). The committee shall include work groups to advise the department of major issues to be addressed in the managed mental health care plan, as well as system transition and transformation issues pertaining to the delivery of mental health care services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries, including services to children provided through the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program.(c) The committee shall consist of diverse representatives of concerned and involved communities, including, but not limited to, beneficiaries, their families, providers, mental health professionals, substance use disorder treatment professionals, statewide representatives of health care service plans, representatives of the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, public and private organizations, county behavioral health directors, and others as determined by the department. The department has the authority to structure this steering committee process in a manner that is conducive for addressing issues effectively, and for providing a transparent, collaborative, meaningful process to ensure a more diverse and representative approach to problem-solving and dissemination of information.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 511, Sec. 32. (AB 1688) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14683 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 8.8 - Medi-Cal Management: Alternative Methods|ARTICLE 5 - Mental Health Managed Care|Section 14683.

14683.  The department shall ensure all of the following:(a) That mental health plans include a process for screening, referral, and coordination with other necessary services, including, but not limited to, health, housing, and vocational rehabilitation services. For Medi-Cal eligible children, the mental health plans shall also provide coordination with education programs and any necessary medical or rehabilitative services, including, but not limited to, those provided under the California Children’s Services Program (Article 5 (commencing with Section 123800) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code) and the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program (Article 6 (commencing with Section 124025) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code), and those provided by a fee-for-service provider or a Medi-Cal managed care plan. This subdivision shall not be construed to establish any higher level of service from a county than is required under existing law. The mental health plan shall not be liable for the failure of other agencies responsible for the provision of nonmental health services to provide those services or to participate in coordination efforts.(b) That mental health plans include a system of outreach to enable Medi-Cal beneficiaries and providers to participate in and access Medi-Cal specialty mental health services under the plans, consistent with existing law.(c) That standards for quality and access developed by the department in consultation with the steering committee established pursuant to Section 14682.1 are included in mental health plans serving Medi-Cal beneficiaries.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 240. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 254 of Ch. 34.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14684.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 8.8 - Medi-Cal Management: Alternative Methods|ARTICLE 5 - Mental Health Managed Care|Section 14684.1.

14684.1.  (a) The department shall establish a process for second level treatment authorization request appeals to review and resolve disputes between mental health plans and hospitals.(b) When the department establishes an appeals process, the department shall comply with all of the following:(1) The department shall review appeals initiated by hospitals and render decisions on appeals based on findings that are the result of a review of supporting documents submitted by mental health plans and hospitals.(2) If the department upholds a mental health plan denial of payment of a hospital claim, a review fee shall be assessed on the provider.(3) If the department reverses a mental health plan denial of payment of a hospital claim, a review fee shall be assessed on the mental health plan.(4) If the department decision regarding a mental health plan denial of payment upholds the claim in part and reverses the claim in part, the department shall prorate the review fee between the parties accordingly.(c) The amount of the review fees shall be calculated and adjusted annually. The methodology and calculation used to determine the fee amounts shall result in an aggregate fee amount that, in conjunction with any other outside source of funding for this function, may not exceed the aggregate annual costs of providing second level treatment authorization request reviews.(d) Fees collected by the department shall be retained by the department and used to offset administrative and personnel services costs associated with the appeals process.(e) The department may use the fees collected, in conjunction with other available appropriate funding for this function, to contract for the performance of the appeals process function.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 242. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 254 of Ch. 34.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14685.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 8.8 - Medi-Cal Management: Alternative Methods|ARTICLE 5 - Mental Health Managed Care|Section 14685.1.

14685.1.  Section 14685 is hereby repealed on November 7, 2012, if Section 36 has been added to Article XIII of the California Constitution as of that date.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 244. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 15000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 9 - Financial Provisions|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 15000.

15000.  Notwithstanding any provisions of Sections 29800 and 29805 of the Government Code, warrants payable to recipients of public assistance shall not include any word or abbreviation indicative of aid, assistance, charity, needy, support, or welfare. Nothing in this section prohibits the use of code numbers or other code symbols used and understood by county officers and agencies to identify the purpose and liability for which such warrants are drawn, if such code numbers or other code symbols are not generally so understood by the public.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 15001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 9 - Financial Provisions|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 15001.

15001.  Any warrant issued in payment of aid under this division is subject to the provisions of Section 29802 of the Government Code. Each such warrant shall bear on its face a statement that the warrant shall be void if not presented to the county treasurer for payment within six months after the date of issuance thereof.The provision for a substitute warrant shall also apply to the assignee of a warrant, or the legal representative or heir of a deceased recipient, in accordance with the provisions of Section 12158 of this code.(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1041.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 15050.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 9 - Financial Provisions|ARTICLE 2 - Social Welfare Federal Fund|Section 15050.5.

15050.5.  All references in this division or in any other provision of law to the Social Welfare Federal Fund shall be deemed references to the Federal Trust Fund.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 235, Sec. 4. Operative July 1, 1985, by Sec. 16 of Ch. 235.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 15100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 9 - Financial Provisions|ARTICLE 3 - Welfare Advance Fund|Section 15100.

15100.  A revolving fund in the State Treasury is hereby created to be known as the Welfare Advance Fund. All moneys in the fund are appropriated for the purpose of making payments or advances to counties, Indian tribes, the federal Social Security Administration, or other federal, state, or governmental entities, of the state and federal shares of local assistance programs, and for the payment of refunds. In addition, the fund may be used for the purpose of making a consolidated payment, comprised of the state and federal shares of local assistance costs, to any payee associated with programs administered by the State Department of Social Services.Payments or advances of funds to counties, Indian tribes, the federal Social Security Administration, or other federal, state, or governmental entities, or to any payee, which payments or advances are properly chargeable to appropriations made from other funds in the State Treasury, may be made by Controller’s warrant drawn against the Welfare Advance Fund. For every warrant so issued, the several purposes and amounts for which it was drawn shall be identified for the payee.The amounts to be transferred to the Welfare Advance Fund at any time shall be determined by the department, and, upon order of the Controller, shall be transferred from the funds and appropriations otherwise properly chargeable therewith to the Welfare Advance Fund.Refunds of amounts disbursed from the Welfare Advance Fund shall, on order of the Controller, be deposited in the Welfare Advance Fund, and, on order of the Controller, shall be transferred therefrom to the funds and appropriations from which the amounts were originally derived. Claims for amounts erroneously paid into the Welfare Advance Fund shall be submitted by the department to the Controller who, if he or she approves the claims, shall draw his or her warrant in payment thereof against the Welfare Advance Fund.All amounts increasing the cash balance in the Welfare Advance Fund, which were derived from the cancellation of warrants issued therefrom, shall, on order of the Controller, be transferred to and in augmentation of the appropriations from which the amounts were originally derived.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 323, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 15125 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 9 - Financial Provisions|ARTICLE 3.5 - Central Benefit Issuance Fund|Section 15125.

15125.  (a) The Central Benefit Issuance Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.(b) The fund shall be administered by the State Department of Social Services, and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated to the department, without regard to fiscal years, for expenditure for the purpose of making payments or advances to recipients of public social services and CalFresh benefits, as provided in Section 11006.6.(c) Amounts to be transferred to the Central Benefit Issuance Fund shall be determined by the department, in accordance with an agreed upon format with the Controller, from the funds and appropriations properly chargeable for the implementation of the central benefit issuance system provided for in Section 11006.6.(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17070 of the Government Code, any warrant drawn on the Central Benefit Issuance Fund that remains unpaid for 180 days after it becomes payable, shall be void and shall be canceled by the Controller.(2) The Controller shall cause to be printed prominently on the face of each warrant issued from the fund, a notice regarding the requirements of paragraph (1).(e) Notwithstanding Sections 17091 and 17092 of the Government Code, the department, with the concurrence of the Controller, shall provide for the replacement of lost or stolen warrants consistent with Section 29853.5 of the Government Code. The department may adopt regulations implementing this subdivision.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 227, Sec. 63. (AB 1400) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 15126 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 9 - Financial Provisions|ARTICLE 3.5 - Central Benefit Issuance Fund|Section 15126.

15126.  Counties participating in the central benefit issuance system, pursuant to Section 11006.6, shall pay to the department, at regular intervals as determined by the department, the share of public social services costs otherwise attributable to local government. Failure to pay within the determined intervals shall result in offsetting the appropriate amount from any funds going to the county from the state. Counties shall remit their share of public social services costs directly to the state, in accordance with an agreed upon format with the Controller, for deposit to the Central Benefit Issuance Fund or where deemed appropriate by the department.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 696, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 15150 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 9 - Financial Provisions|ARTICLE 4 - Payment of State and Federal Funds to Counties for Public Assistance Programs|Section 15150.

15150.  During such time as grants-in-aid are provided or made available by the United States government for public assistance in this state, the State Treasurer shall pay to each county from the sums so granted (1) an amount which shall be used exclusively as public assistance equal to the full amount of any sums received from the United States government as public assistance in respect to recipients within the provisions of this chapter maintained or supported by the county; and (2) an additional amount equal to such county’s proportionate share of any amount so granted or made available to this state by the United States government for the costs of administering such aid, which additional amount shall be used exclusively for paying such administration costs. The department shall determine the portion of the amount so granted or made available for administration costs to be paid to the counties, which portion for each county shall bear the same proportion to the total amount made available to this state for such administrative costs that the administrative costs of that county bear to the total administrative costs of all counties and of the state. The department shall adopt rules and regulations which shall be of uniform application for determining the proportionate shares for such quarter to each county under the provisions of this section and Section 15152.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784. Note: Provision (2) is superseded by Section 15151 whenever that section is operative.)