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CA Welf & Inst Code § 16525.29 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN|CHAPTER 5.3 - Services for Children Who Are Exposed to Alcohol or Drugs or Who Are HIV Positive|ARTICLE 2 - Options for Recovery Program|Section 16525.29.

16525.29.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent children who are alcohol- or drug-exposed or HIV positive who have adoption as a case plan goal from receiving services under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16525.30 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN|CHAPTER 5.3 - Services for Children Who Are Exposed to Alcohol or Drugs or Who Are HIV Positive|ARTICLE 2 - Options for Recovery Program|Section 16525.30.

16525.30.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Sections 1250, 1251, 1254, 1270, 1501, 1502, 1505, 1507, 1521, 1530.6, and 11002, subdivision (c) of Section 1550, and subdivision (a) of Section 11154 of the Health and Safety Code, and Sections 2052, 2725, 2732, and 2795 of the Business and Professions Code, subdivisions (b) and (c) shall control the placement of a child pursuant to this chapter.(b) A county may place children who are alcohol- or drug-exposed or HIV positive in foster family homes pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.(c) If a county makes a placement pursuant to subdivision (b), a foster parent trained by health care professionals pursuant to the discharge plan of the facility releasing the child may provide specialized in-home health care to that foster child.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16940 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5 - California Healthcare for Indigents Program|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 16940.

16940.  (a) The department shall, each fiscal year, determine the percentage of moneys appropriated for the purposes of this chapter. For the 1989–90 fiscal year, these percentages shall be 59.5 percent from the Hospital Services Account, 12.2 percent from the Physician Services Account, and 28.3 percent from the Unallocated Account. These percentages shall be applied as specified in this chapter.(b) (1) There is, in the County Health Services Fund, the California Health Care for the Indigent Program Account.(2) For purposes of this chapter, “CHIP Account” means the account created by this section.(3) The following amounts shall be deposited in the CHIP Account:(A) Moneys appropriated for the purpose of this chapter.(B) Any moneys appropriated by the Legislature to the CHIP Account.(c) Moneys deposited in the CHIP Account shall be administered on an accrual basis and notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in this chapter, shall not be transferred to any other fund or account except for purposes of investment as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1331, Sec. 9. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16941 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5 - California Healthcare for Indigents Program|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 16941.

16941.  (a) The amount appropriated and available for the purposes of this chapter shall be allocated to each MISP county in accordance with the ratios established in subdivision (b).(b) Allocations shall be made to each county by multiplying the amount appropriated for the purposes of this chapter by each percentage listed below:CountyCHIP AllocationAlameda4.7427%Contra Costa1.8032%Fresno2.6855%Kern1.7083%Lake0.1826%Los Angeles43.8057% Mendocino0.2664%Merced0.7244%Monterey1.2937%Orange5.1382%Placer0.3697%Riverside3.1828%Sacramento3.2922%San Bernardino3.7972%San Diego5.9971%San Francisco5.3898%San Joaquin1.7413%San Luis Obispo0.8096%San Mateo1.4582%Santa Barbara0.7918%Santa Clara5.2450%Santa Cruz0.7709%Stanislaus1.2793%Tulare1.3768%Ventura1.5472%Yolo0.6004%(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1331, Sec. 9. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16941.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5 - California Healthcare for Indigents Program|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 16941.1.

16941.1.  For the 1991–92 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, any county that elects to participate in the County Medical Services Program pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 16809 shall have the amounts allocated to that county pursuant to this chapter transferred as follows:(a) Of the moneys allocated from the Hospital Services Account pursuant to Section 16943, seven-seventeenths of the transferable amount shall be transferred to the Rural Health Services Account for hospital services governed by Section 16932. The remainder of this amount shall be transferred to the County Medical Services Program Account and shall be utilized for the purposes specified in Section 16809.5.(b) Of the moneys allocated from the Physician Services Account pursuant to Section 16950, seven-seventeenths of the transferable amount shall be transferred to the Rural Health Services Account for physician services governed by Section 16933. The remainder of this amount shall be transferred to the County Medical Services Program Account and shall be utilized for the purposes specified in Section 16809.5.(c) Of the moneys allocated from the Unallocated Account governed by Section 16960, seven-seventeenths of the transferable amount shall be transferred to the Rural Health Services Account for other health services governed by the provisions of Section 16933. The remainder of this amount shall be transferred to the County Medical Services Program Account and shall be utilized for the purposes specified in Section 16809.5.(d) Funds transferred pursuant to this section shall be subject to all applicable statutes.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 195, Sec. 41. Effective July 12, 1994.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16942 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5 - California Healthcare for Indigents Program|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 16942.

16942.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter be administered, to the extent possible, in the same manner and according to same conditions and requirements as funds accounted for pursuant to Part 4.6 (commencing with Section 16800.5). The requirements of Sections 16804.1 and 16818 apply to services supported by funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter.(b) Except as specifically provided in this chapter, the authority of each county established pursuant to Section 16817 shall remain unaffected.(c) Services, associated costs, and socio-demographic characteristics of persons served by each county under Section 17000 and supported in whole or in part by funds appropriated pursuant to this chapter shall be incorporated into the information required pursuant to Section 16915.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 195, Sec. 42. Effective July 12, 1994.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16943 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5 - California Healthcare for Indigents Program|ARTICLE 2 - Hospital Services|Section 16943.

16943.  (a) Of those allocations made pursuant to Section 16941 for the 1989–90 fiscal year, 59.5 percent shall be used to support uncompensated services provided by county and noncounty hospitals. (b) For allocations under Section 16941 for the 1990–91 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall establish that percentage of the total fiscal year appropriation to the CHIP Account which derives from the Hospital Services Account of the fund. (c) The percentages established in subdivisions (a) and (b), when applied to the amount of each MISP county’s annual allocation pursuant to Section 16941, constitute the minimum amount of the allocation which is reserved for payment or support of uncompensated services provided by hospitals licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code. (d) The amount of funds calculated in subdivision (c) shall be referred to as the hospital services funding portion of each county’s allocation made pursuant to Section 16941.(e) (1) For purposes of calculating county and noncounty hospital allocations pursuant to this article for the 1991–92 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) shall be added proportionately to each county’s hospital services funding allocation calculated in subdivision (c). (2) The amount added pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be distributed within each county’s allocation according to subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 16946. (f) (1) For purposes of calculating county and hospital allocations pursuant to this article for the 1991–92 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of one million six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,650,000) shall be added proportionately to the allocations calculated in subdivision (c) for each county with no county hospital. (2) The share for each county with no county hospital of the amount specified in paragraph (1) shall be determined by dividing the county’s allocation calculated pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (e) by the total of all allocations for counties with no county hospital times the sum of one million six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,650,000).(3) The amounts added pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be divided into two equal amounts. (A) The first amount shall be allocated to each eligible noncounty hospital within a county pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946. (B) The second amount shall be distributed to eligible hospitals pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946. (4) In future fiscal years, the amount specified in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted proportionately to reflect any augmentation or reduction in funding available for this article pursuant to Section 43 of Chapter 278 of the Statutes of 1991.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1170, Sec. 27. Effective October 14, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16947 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5 - California Healthcare for Indigents Program|ARTICLE 2 - Hospital Services|Section 16947.

16947.  (a) Any hospital which receives funds pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16930) shall, within 90 days of the receipt of those funds, cease all current and waive all future collection efforts, by itself and by its agents, to obtain any payment from the patient with respect to whom the services funded under this chapter were rendered. (b) This section shall not be interpreted or applied so as to prevent the hospital from doing either of the following: (1) Seeking demographic, financial, or other information necessary for the patient to qualify for Medi-Cal program benefits under Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 or for the reimbursement for services through any other third-party payer. (2) (A) Seeking payment from a responsible third-party payer or, subject to subparagraph (B), continuing collection on a repayment schedule for the cost of services rendered. (B) Collection on a repayment schedule shall be based on the patient’s ability to pay.(c) If a hospital receives payment from a patient or responsible third-party payer, the hospital shall notify the county and reimburse the county in an amount equal to the amount collected from the patient or third-party payer, but not more than the amount of the payment received from the county for the patient’s care.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 278, Sec. 18.5. Effective July 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16948 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5 - California Healthcare for Indigents Program|ARTICLE 2 - Hospital Services|Section 16948.

16948.  (a) Commencing with the 1990–91 fiscal year, within 10 working days of receipt of funds allocated pursuant to Section 16941 and Section 16932, the county shall distribute to each noncounty hospital that hospital’s share of the funds pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946.(b) Each noncounty hospital which receives funds pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946 shall report to the county within 30 days after the receipt of the funds, information on patients for whom the distributions were used, pursuant to Section 16918.(c) The county shall suspend distribution of funds to any noncounty hospital which fails to provide the information required pursuant to subdivision (b) until the hospital provides the required information.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 195, Sec. 44. Effective July 12, 1994.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16949 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5 - California Healthcare for Indigents Program|ARTICLE 2 - Hospital Services|Section 16949.

16949.  (a) The Legislature recognizes that in the context of hospital services rendered as a result of emergency medical conditions, the application of the supplemental services requirement of Section 30125 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and Section 13 of Chapter 1331 of the Statutes of 1989 includes certain unique considerations, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) Hospital emergency room patient loads generally are not controlled by the facility.(2) The facility is obligated, as a condition of licensure, to take all patients in need of emergency treatment, if it is within the capacity of the facility to do so.(3) It is the policy of the Legislature to provide less expensive alternative methods of care, rather than continue present patterns of overutilization of emergency facilities.(b) Hospitals which provide appropriate treatment to patients who present in the emergency department and which do not impose any barriers to patients’ receipt of that treatment shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of Section 30125 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and Section 13 of Chapter 1331 of the Statutes of 1989.(c) Each county, as part of its plan for distribution of funds under paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946, shall consider the use of those funds to meet emergency room patient needs and followup treatment, including the need for special hospital services.(d) Any hospital which contracts with a county under paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946 shall report to the county and to the office on any reduction in hospital emergency room specialist capability below the level which was provided at that facility on October 2, 1989.(e) This section shall not be construed to alter or amend any hospital’s obligation under Sections 1317 to 1317.9a, inclusive, of the Health and Safety Code.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 51, Sec. 35.5. Effective April 18, 1990.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16950 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5 - California Healthcare for Indigents Program|ARTICLE 3 - Physician Services|Section 16950.

16950.  (a) Twelve and two-tenths percent, or that portion of the CHIP Account derived from the Physician Services Account in a fiscal year, of each county’s allocation under Section 16941 shall be used for the support of or payment for uncompensated physician services.(b) Up to 50 percent of the moneys provided pursuant to subdivision (a) may be used by counties to pay for new contracts, with an effective date no earlier than July 1989, with private physicians for provision of emergency, obstetric, and pediatric services in facilities which are not owned or operated by a county, and where access to those services has been severely restricted. The contracts may provide for partial or full reimbursement for physician services provided to patients described in subdivision (f) of Section 16952, and shall be subject to subdivision (d) of Section 16955.(c) At least 50 percent of the moneys provided pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be transferred to the county Physician Services Account established in accordance with Section 16952 and administered in accordance with Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 16951).(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 51, Sec. 37. Effective April 18, 1990.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16950.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5 - California Healthcare for Indigents Program|ARTICLE 3 - Physician Services|Section 16950.1.

16950.1.  The twenty-four million nine hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($24,915,000) appropriated by Chapter 1331 of the Statutes of 1989 and the act amending this section in the 1990 portion of the 1989–90 Regular Session of the Legislature, to be allocated to counties for uncompensated physician services shall be allocated to MISP counties in accordance with percentages established in Section 16941. These funds shall be administered in accordance with subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 16950.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 50, Sec. 21. Effective April 18, 1990.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16951 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5 - California Healthcare for Indigents Program|ARTICLE 3.5 - Physician Services Account|Section 16951.

16951.  As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this chapter, each county shall establish an emergency medical services fund as authorized by subdivision (a) of Section 1797.98 of the Health and Safety Code. This section shall not be interpreted to require any county to impose the assessment authorized by Section 1465 of the Penal Code.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1331, Sec. 9. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16952.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5 - California Healthcare for Indigents Program|ARTICLE 3.5 - Physician Services Account|Section 16952.1.

16952.1.  (a) Each county that elects to establish a Physicians Services Account in the county emergency medical services fund shall annually, on April 15, report to the Legislature on the implementation and status of the Physicians Services Account. The report shall cover the preceding fiscal year, and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) The total amount of moneys deposited in the Physicians Services Account.(2) The account balance and the amount of moneys disbursed to physicians and surgeons.(3) The number of claims paid to physicians, and the percentage of claims paid, based on the uniform fee schedule, as adopted by the county.(4) The amount of moneys available to be disbursed to physicians, descriptions of the physician claims payment methodologies, the dollar amount of the total allowable claims submitted, and the percentage at which those claims are reimbursed.(5) A statement of the policies, procedures, and regulatory action taken to implement and run the program under this chapter.(6) The name of the physician and hospital administrator organization, or names of specified physicians and hospital administrators, contracted to review claims payment methodologies.(b) Each county shall make available to any member of the public, upon request, the report required under subdivision (a).(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 671, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16952.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5 - California Healthcare for Indigents Program|ARTICLE 3.5 - Physician Services Account|Section 16952.5.

16952.5.  (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 16952, expenses incurred by Solano County for the development of managed care systems to increase access for indigents to physician emergency services shall be reimbursed subject to the availability of unexpended 1990–91 and 1991–92 fiscal year funds, up to a maximum of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000).(b)  The county shall consult with the local medical society before seeking reimbursement pursuant to this subdivision.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 105, Sec. 1. Effective July 13, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16953 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5 - California Healthcare for Indigents Program|ARTICLE 3.5 - Physician Services Account|Section 16953.

16953.  (a) For purposes of this chapter “emergency services” means physician services in one of the following:(1) A general acute care hospital which provides basic or comprehensive emergency services for emergency medical conditions.(2) A site which was approved by a county prior to January 1, 1990, as a paramedic receiving station for the treatment of emergency patients, for emergency medical conditions.(3) Beginning in the 1991–92 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, in a facility which contracted prior to January 1, 1990, with the National Park Service to provide emergency medical services, for emergency medical conditions.(4) A standby emergency room in a hospital specified in Section 124840 of the Health and Safety Code, for emergency medical conditions.(5) A standby emergency room in a hospital in existence on January 1, 2007, located in Los Angeles County that meets all of the following requirements:(A) The requirements of subdivision (m) of Section 70413 and Sections 70415 and 70417 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.(B) Reported at least 18,000 emergency department patient encounters to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development in 2007 and continues to report at least 18,000 emergency department patient encounters to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development in each year thereafter.(C) A hospital with a standby emergency department meeting the requirements of this paragraph shall do both of the following:(i) Annually provide the State Department of Public Health and the local emergency medical services agency with certification that it meets the requirements of subparagraph (A). The department shall confirm the hospital’s compliance with subparagraph (A).(ii) Annually provide to the State Department of Public Health and the local emergency medical services agency the emergency department patient encounters it reports to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to establish that it meets the requirement of subparagraph (B).(b) For purposes of this chapter, “emergency medical condition” means a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, which in the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in any of the following:(1) Placing the patient’s health in serious jeopardy.(2) Serious impairment to bodily functions.(3) Serious dysfunction to any bodily organ or part.(c) It is the intent of this section to allow reimbursement for all inpatient and outpatient services which are necessary for the treatment of an emergency medical condition as certified by the attending physician or other appropriate provider.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 288, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)