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CA Welf & Inst Code § 14017.7 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14017.7.

14017.7.  (a) In addition to the issuance of Medi-Cal cards, pursuant to Section 14017.8, the department may issue a benefits identification card for the purpose of identifying an individual who has been determined eligible for health care benefits under this chapter or health care benefits under another health care program administered by the department, or both.(b) The department may also issue a benefits identification card for the purpose of identifying an individual who has been determined eligible to receive health care services from a Medi-Cal provider under one of the following programs:(1) The Healthy Families Program under Part 6.2 (commencing with Section 12693) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code.(2) The Access for Infants and Mothers Program under Part 6.3 (commencing with Section 12695) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code.(c) In no event shall a benefits identification card be issued to an individual described in subdivision (a) or (b) unless appropriate and adequate safeguards have been implemented to ensure all of the following:(1) If the individual has been determined eligible for health care benefits under another health care program administered by the department or a program identified in subdivision (b), that health care program pays for any and all health care benefits delivered to the individual by that health care program.(2) State funds appropriated to or federal Medicaid financial participation claimed by the Medi-Cal program shall only be used for the delivery of health care benefits authorized pursuant to this chapter.(d) The individual described in subdivision (a) or (b) may present the benefits identification card to obtain health care benefits for which that individual has been determined eligible under this chapter, or health care benefits under another health care program administered by the department or a program identified in subdivision (b), or all of them.(e) Where applicable, all laws, regulations, restrictions, conditions, and terms of participation regarding the possession, billing, and use of Medi-Cal cards shall also apply to a benefits identification card.(f) For the purposes of this section, “benefits” includes medically necessary services, goods, supplies, or merchandise.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 29, Sec. 9. (AB 102) Effective June 29, 2011.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14017.8 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14017.8.

14017.8.  Each person eligible under Section 14005.1 and each person eligible under Section 14005.4 or 14005.7 who is certified eligible shall be provided, by the department, with a Medi-Cal card certifying his or her status, identification number, expiration date and his or her entitlements, insofar as these do not require specific prior authorization. The department shall determine the form of the Medi-Cal card. The cards shall be for a term as determined by the department and, unless canceled for cause, shall entitle individuals to care and service as indicated. Cause for cancellation shall exist when the person dies, loses state residence, is found to be ineligible, or has been issued a new Medi-Cal card.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1354, Sec. 12.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14018 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14018.

14018.  (a) (1) The Medi-Cal card shall be authorization for payment for health care services rendered, during and subsequent to the month of application of a person eligible under Section 14005.1, or a person eligible under Section 14005.4 or 14005.7 who is certified by the department.(2) The Medi-Cal card shall be signed and dated in the space provided on the card by the beneficiary upon receipt of the card and prior to presentation of the card for any service. This paragraph shall not apply to either of the following: (A) Persons 17 years of age and under. (B) Persons in long-term care.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any person with a Medi-Cal card who receives medical assistance for home and facility care may be ineligible for payment for periods of time, including partial months of ineligibility, as determined pursuant to Section 14015 and in accordance with Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396 et seq.).(c) This section shall be implemented pursuant to the requirements of Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396 et seq.) and any regulations adopted pursuant to that act, and only to the extent that federal financial participation is available.(d) To the extent that regulations are necessary to implement this section, the department shall promulgate regulations using the nonemergency regulatory process described in Article 5 (commencing with Section 11346) of Chapter 3.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of the Government Code.(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the provisions of this section shall apply prospectively to any individual to whom the act applies commencing from the date regulations adopted pursuant to this act are filed with the Secretary of State.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 379, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14018.1 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14018.1.

14018.1.  The department shall prospectively notify a Medi-Cal managed care plan of the date of the regularly scheduled annual redetermination of a Medi-Cal beneficiary in a disabled aid category, who is enrolled in that plan and where eligibility redetermination is the responsibility of the department. Nothing in this section shall provide a beneficiary with additional Medi-Cal coverage due to the department’s failure to provide this notice.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 742, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14018.4 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14018.4.

14018.4.  (a) Reimbursement shall not be denied to any hospital, licensed primary care clinic, or long-term health care facility as defined in Section 1326 of the Health and Safety Code for care rendered to an eligible Medi-Cal beneficiary for the sole reason that a proof of eligibility label does not accompany the bill, so long as the claim includes other appropriate documentation of eligibility.(b) The director shall require county welfare departments to issue, upon the request of a hospital, licensed primary care clinic, or long-term health care facility as defined in Section 1326 of the Health and Safety Code providing care to an eligible Medi-Cal beneficiary, replacement Medi-Cal proof of eligibility labels or other appropriate documentation of eligibility to the requester, if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The hospital, licensed primary care clinic, or long-term health care facility as defined in Section 1326 of the Health and Safety Code attempted to obtain a label from the beneficiary at the time the service was provided.(2) The hospital, licensed primary care clinic, or long-term health care facility as defined in Section 1326 of the Health and Safety Code made a subsequent attempt to obtain a label or other appropriate documentation from the beneficiary.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the director shall require that the replacement proof of eligibility label or other appropriate documentation of eligibility provided pursuant to subdivision (b) accompany the bill of the hospital, the licensed primary care clinic, or the long-term health care facility as defined in Section 1326 of the Health and Safety Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until both the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly have received certification by registered mail from the Director of Health Services, that the automated eligibility verification system required by Section 14042 is operative for all counties and has been demonstrated to be accurate for each county at the 97-percent level as required by Section 14042 and as of that date is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1161, Sec. 3. Repealed as of date prescribed by its own provisions.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14018.5 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14018.5.

14018.5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Section 3275 of the Civil Code does not apply to Medi-Cal reimbursement or prior authorization.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 146, Sec. 36. Effective July 22, 1999.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14018.7 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14018.7.

14018.7.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither a member of the governing body of the commission nor a member of any advisory panel to the governing body shall be deemed to be interested in a contract entered into by the commission within the meaning of Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090) of Chapter 1 of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code if all of the following apply:(1) The board of supervisors or the governing body appointed the individual to represent the interests of physicians, health care practitioners, hospitals, pharmacies, or other health care organizations.(2) The contract authorizes the individual or the organization the individual represents to provide services under the local initiative.(3) The contract contains substantially the same terms and conditions as contracts entered into with other individuals or organizations that the individual was appointed to represent.(4) The individual does not influence or attempt to influence any advisory panel, the governing body, or any member of the governing body to enter into the contract.(5) The individual discloses the interest to the governing body and the advisory panel, if applicable, and abstains from voting on the contract.(6) The governing body and the advisory panel, if applicable, notes the disclosure and abstention in its official records and authorizes the contract in good faith by a vote of its membership sufficient for that purpose without counting the vote of the individual.(b) (1) For purposes of this section, “commission” means a nonprofit corporation established in Kern County to operate the local health plan and other health care programs owned by, or operated in, Kern County.(2) The commission shall be considered a public entity for purposes of Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code.(c) For purposes of this section, “governing body” means the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation established in Kern County, and “board of supervisors” means the Kern County Board of Supervisors.(d) The commission may enter into agreements under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 228, Sec. 10.3. Effective August 16, 2004.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14019 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14019.

14019.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14018, except as provided in Sections 14019.1 and 14019.6, a Medi-Cal card shall be authorization for payment for health care services rendered, under conditions prescribed by the director and to the extent required by federal law, during any of the three months immediately prior to the month in which application was made, and for which such person would have otherwise been eligible.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 328, Sec. 13. Effective June 30, 1982.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14019.5 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14019.5.

14019.5.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as imposing any control over the management of any medical or health care facility, except that each such facility shall be required to comply with reasonable standards for certification to participate in the program provided by this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 577.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14019.6 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14019.6.

14019.6.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person, whose property reserve exceeds the property limit, may establish eligibility for any of the three months immediately prior to the month in which application was made, by spenddown of such excess property.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 328, Sec. 15. Effective June 30, 1982.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14019.7 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14019.7.

14019.7.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 14019.4 and if permitted by federal law, a relative of a skilled nursing facility resident who is a beneficiary under this chapter may pay an additional amount to the facility to enable the resident to obtain requested noncovered services, such as a private room, telephone, or television, or for bed hold days that exceed a period paid for under the state plan.(b) The additional charge for requested noncovered services shall not exceed the amount charged to private pay residents. The additional charge for bed hold days shall not exceed the rate paid for by the Medi-Cal program for a covered bed hold day. The additional charge for a private room shall not exceed the difference between the private pay rate for a semiprivate room and a private room.(c) Prior to accepting supplemental payment for holding a bed for a resident in a facility, a facility shall disclose to the relative the resident’s right under federal law to be readmitted without charge upon the first availability of a bed in a semiprivate room in that facility, other state and federal laws regarding bed hold rights, the average number of bed vacancies at that facility for the past month, and the current number of bed vacancies. Written information regarding bed vacancies shall be provided to the relative at the first available opportunity.(d) The ability of a resident’s relative to pay an additional amount for noncovered services shall not be a condition of admission.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 661, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14020 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14020.

14020.  All sections of this chapter shall remain in operation during such times as grants-in-aid are provided or made available to the state on the basis of a state plan approved by the federal government for medical assistance pursuant to provisions of the Federal Social Security Act, as amended.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 21.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14021 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14021.

14021.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, health care shall include the following mental health and substance use disorder services:(a) Mental health services provided by a county or a city.(b) Mental health services provided in a community mental health service or in a community mental health center organized under the federal Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963. No amount shall be paid for that portion of the total costs of care and services in a federally funded community mental health center which may be compensated by the United States government under the federal Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963. No amount shall be paid to a community mental health service or a federally funded community mental health center unless the community mental health service or the federally funded community mental health center participates in a county or city mental health performance contract pursuant to Section 5650.(c) Drug Medi-Cal outpatient substance use disorder services under the jurisdiction of the department provided by a county provider certified under this chapter or a private provider certified under this chapter which has an approved contract with the county or with the department to provide covered substance use disorder services.(d) Inpatient hospital services in an institution for mental diseases to persons of all ages, provided that the institution for mental diseases is certified as a psychiatric hospital under Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act and regulations issued thereunder.Notwithstanding Section 14157, no money in the State Health Care Deposit Fund shall be expended for the purposes of this section unless the Legislature specifically appropriates money for the purposes of this section.The amendment of this subdivision enacted at the 1972 Regular Session of the Legislature does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, the preexisting law.(e) (1) Other diagnostic, screening, preventive, or remedial rehabilitative services for the maximum restoration of an individual to the best possible functional level.(2) Paragraph (1) includes any medical or remedial services provided in a facility, home, or other setting, that are recommended by a physician or other licensed practitioner of the healing arts within the scope of his or her practice under state law.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 72. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14021.2 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14021.2.

14021.2.  (a) The department shall develop a proposal for the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for selection as a participating state in the time-limited demonstration program pursuant to Section 223 of the federal Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-93) in order to improve mental health services furnished by certified community behavioral health clinics to Medi-Cal beneficiaries.(b) The department shall use the funds appropriated in the act that added this section to pay any costs that will support the development of a competitive proposal, including, but not limited to, establishing actuarially sound rates and providing technical assistance to counties.(c) If the state is selected as a participating state in the time-limited demonstration program described in subdivision (a), the department, by March 1, 2017, shall provide an update to the Legislature that includes, to the extent it is available, the following information:(1) The names of the participating counties.(2) The estimated amount of additional funding each county is expected to receive under the demonstration program.(3) The proposed uses of the additional funds and the county funds no longer required to be used as the federal match.(4) A description of the improved partnerships between certified community behavioral health clinics and veterans organizations, primary care providers, health plans, educational agencies, and other organizations that the demonstration program includes.(5) Other identified benefits from the demonstration program funding and planning process, and recommendations on any components of the demonstration program that could be extended to other counties.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 283, Sec. 2. (AB 168) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14021.3 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14021.3.

14021.3.  The state plan for medical assistance under Medicaid pursuant to Section 1915(g) of Title 19 of the federal Social Security Act, as amended by Public Law 99-272 (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n(g)), shall include targeted case management services as a benefit under the specialty mental health services Medi-Cal program.(Amended (as added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1385, Sec. 1) by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 222. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 254 of Ch. 34.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14021.30 (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 1 - General Provisions|Section 14021.30.

14021.30.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to transfer to the State Department of Health Care Services, no later than July 1, 2012, the administration of the Drug Medi-Cal program from the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. It is further the intent of the Legislature that this transfer should happen efficiently and effectively, with no unintended interruptions in service delivery. This transfer is intended to do all of the following:(1) Improve access to alcohol and drug treatment services, including a focus on recovery and rehabilitation services.(2) More effectively integrate the financing of services, including the receipt of federal funds.(3) Improve state accountability and outcomes.(4) Provide focused, high-level leadership for behavioral health services.(b) Effective July 1, 2012, the administrative functions for the Drug Medi-Cal program that were previously performed by the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs are transferred to the department.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the department and the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs may conduct transition activities prior to July 1, 2012, that are necessary to ensure the efficient and effective transfer of Drug Medi-Cal program functions by that date in accordance with the transition plan described in Section 14021.31.(d) After July 1, 2012, and through the quarter ending June 30, 2014, the department shall provide quarterly updates to the Legislature, key stakeholders, and the public on the steps foreseen, planned, and completed for the Drug Medi-Cal transfer, noting areas of concern, delay, or disruption, as the program fully transitions to the State Department of Health Care Services. These updates shall include information on continuity of care for beneficiaries and any access issues to care that arise as a result of or within the Drug Medi-Cal transfer. The State Department of Health Care Services shall convene meetings with interested stakeholders, including legislative representatives, either in preparation for or at the release of these quarterly updates. The first of these quarterly updates shall be released no later than October 1, 2012.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 73. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)