reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14124.14 (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 3 - Administration|Section 14124.14.

14124.14.  (a) The department shall develop and submit an application to solicit a grant authorized under Section 9007 of the federal 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 290bb-37) to develop a community-based crisis response plan. To the extent consistent with federal grant application requirements, the grant application shall include, at a minimum, a plan for all of the following:(1) Promoting integration and coordination between local public and private entities engaged in crisis response, including first responders, emergency health care providers, primary care providers, law enforcement, court systems, health care payers, social service providers, and behavioral health providers.(2) Developing memoranda of understanding with public and private entities to implement crisis response services.(3) Addressing gaps in community resources for crisis intervention and prevention.(4) Developing models for minimizing hospital emergency department utilization and readmissions, including through appropriate discharge planning.(b) The department shall confer with stakeholders during the development of the grant application. Stakeholders shall include, but not be limited to, representatives from organizations that have experience responding to crisis care, including hospitals, first responders, emergency health care providers, primary care providers, law enforcement, court systems, health care payers, social service providers, behavioral health providers, and organizations representing consumers of behavioral health services and their significant support persons.(c) If the department receives a grant under Section 9007 of the federal 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 290bb-37), the department shall submit to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, at the time and in the manner, and containing the information, as the secretary may reasonably require, a report, including an evaluation of the effect of the grant on all of the following:(1) Local crisis response services and measures for individuals receiving crisis planning and early intervention supports.(2) Individuals reporting improved functional outcomes.(3) Individuals receiving regular followup care following a crisis.(d) The department shall submit a copy of the report described in subdivision (c) to the Legislature. A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) This section shall become operative only if Congress appropriates funds for purposes of Section 9007 of the federal 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 290bb-37).(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 315, Sec. 1. (AB 2112) Effective January 1, 2019. Conditionally operative as prescribed by its own provisions.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14124.15 (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 3 - Administration|Section 14124.15.

14124.15.  (a) Effective January 1, 2023, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the department shall design and implement a supplemental payment program for emergency medical air transportation services to increase the Medi-Cal reimbursement in an amount not to exceed normal and customary charges charged by qualified emergency medical air transportation providers.(b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section, in whole or in part, and any applicable federal waivers and state plan amendments by means of plan letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions without taking any further regulatory action.(c) In implementing this section, the department shall seek any federal approvals it deems necessary. This section shall be implemented only to the extent that any necessary federal approvals are obtained and federal financial participation is available and is not otherwise jeopardized.(d) This section shall become inoperative if any of the following occurs: (1) The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services denies approval for the implementation of this section.(2) The Legislature fails to appropriate moneys for the program in the annual Budget Act, or fails to appropriate such moneys in a separate bill enacted within 30 days following enactment of the annual Budget Act.(3) A lawsuit related to this section is filed against the state and a preliminary injunction or other order has been issued that results in a financial disadvantage to the state, including, but not limited to, a loss of federal financial participation.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 476, Sec. 3. (AB 1104) Effective October 4, 2021. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed by its own provisions.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14124.16 (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 3 - Administration|Section 14124.16.

14124.16.  (a) (1) Upon appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the department shall complete an independent analysis to determine whether network adequacy exists to obtain federal approval for a covered Medi-Cal benefit that provides housing support services. The analysis shall take into consideration all of the following in assessing capacity to provide a covered housing support services benefit:(A) Providers that are not certified Medi-Cal providers, but are receiving funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing support services.(B) The number of providers in relation to each region’s or county’s number of people experiencing homelessness.(C) A comparison of provider networks in states that have implemented Medicaid benefits to fund housing support services, including any similar Medicaid benefits in California serving different populations.(D) Specific actions the department could take to develop a network of providers meeting the criteria of this section, and an estimated timeline for developing an adequate network, should the analysis conclude that the state’s network is not yet adequate.(2) The department shall report, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, the outcomes of the independent analysis to the Legislature by January 1, 2024, so long as an appropriation is made as described in paragraph (1).(b) For purposes of implementing this section, the department may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts, or amend existing contracts, on a bid or negotiated basis. Contracts entered into or amended pursuant to this subdivision shall be exempt from Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, Section 19130 of the Government Code, Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, and the State Administrative Manual, and shall be exempt from the review or approval of any division of the Department of General Services.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 263, Sec. 2. (SB 171) Effective September 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14124.20 (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 3.2 - Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program|Section 14124.20.

14124.20.  (a) The department may enter into a Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program contract with each county for the provision of alcohol and drug use services within the county service area.(b) A county that has multiple contracts with the department for the provision of multiple alcohol and drug use services may enter into a single contract with the department.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 80. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14124.21 (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 3.2 - Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program|Section 14124.21.

14124.21.  (a) If a county decides to not enter a Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program contract with the department, the county shall notify the department of this decision in writing by the May 20 preceding the fiscal year in which, or at least 60 days before, the contract would have become effective.(b) (1) To the extent that a county decides not to enter into or terminates its Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program contract with the department, the department shall contract for Drug Medi-Cal Treatment services in the county as necessary to ensure beneficiary access to these services. The contract shall be made in accordance with federal Medicaid and state Medi-Cal laws and in accordance with the federal court order and any future action in the case of Sobky v. Smoley (E.D.Cal 1994) 855 F.Supp. 1123.(2) The department may enter into contracts for the provision of Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program services with certified Drug Medi-Cal providers directly or through qualifying individual counties, counties acting jointly, county consortia, and with qualified individuals, organizations, or nongovernmental entities.(c) The department and the Department of Finance shall determine how much funding is necessary to provide the necessary services in a county and notify the Controller.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 80. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14124.22 (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 3.2 - Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program|Section 14124.22.

14124.22.  (a) In addition to narcotic treatment program services, a narcotic treatment program provider who is also enrolled as a Medi-Cal provider may provide medically necessary medical treatment of concurrent health conditions within the scope of the provider’s practice, to Medi-Cal beneficiaries who are not enrolled in managed care plans. Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in managed care plans shall be referred to those plans for receipt of medically necessary medical treatment of concurrent health conditions.(b) Diagnosis and treatment of concurrent health conditions of Medi-Cal beneficiaries not enrolled in managed care plans by a narcotic treatment program provider may be provided within the Medi-Cal coverage limits. When the services are not part of the substance use disorder treatment reimbursed pursuant to Section 14021.51, services shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Medi-Cal program. Services reimbursable under this section shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) Medical treatment visits.(2) Diagnostic blood, urine, and X-rays.(3) Psychological and psychiatric tests and services.(4) Quantitative blood and urine toxicology assays.(5) Medical supplies.(c) A narcotic treatment provider, who is enrolled as a Medi-Cal fee-for-service provider, shall not seek reimbursement from a beneficiary for substance abuse treatment services, if services for treatment of concurrent health conditions are billed to the Medi-Cal fee-for-service program.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 80. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14124.23 (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 3.2 - Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program|Section 14124.23.

14124.23.  The department may enter into contracts for the procurement of services to assist the department in administering the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 80. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14124.25 (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 3.2 - Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program|Section 14124.25.

14124.25.  Service providers may assist Medi-Cal beneficiaries, upon request, to file a fair hearing request in accordance with Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 10950) of Part 2, or may inform Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in Medi-Cal managed care plans about the Department of Managed Health Care’s toll-free telephone number for health care service plan members or the department’s ombudsman for Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in a Medi-Cal managed care plan.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 80. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14124.26 (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 3.2 - Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program|Section 14124.26.

14124.26.  (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), regulations adopted by the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs pursuant to former Sections 11758.40 to 11758.47, inclusive, of the Health and Safety Code shall remain in effect unless amended or repealed by regulation adopted pursuant to this article.(b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, for purposes of the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this article to the extent that this article differs from former Sections 11758.40 to 11758.47, inclusive, of the Health and Safety Code by means of all-county letters, plan letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions from the department until regulations are adopted pursuant to that chapter of the Government Code.(c) (1) The department shall adopt emergency regulations no later than July 1, 2014. The department may subsequently readopt any emergency regulation authorized by this section that is the same as or is substantially equivalent to an emergency regulation previously adopted pursuant to this section.(2) The initial adoption of emergency regulations implementing this article and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this subdivision shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. Initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and each shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days, by which time final regulations may be adopted.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 80. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14124.29 (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 3.2 - Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program|Section 14124.29.

14124.29.  (a) If the department seeks a waiver pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 14021.35, the department shall pursue federal approvals to address the need for greater capacity in both short-term residential treatment facilities and hospital settings for short-term voluntary inpatient detoxification, including, but not limited to, licensed chemical dependency recovery hospitals.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the department pursuant to Section 14021.35.(c) This section shall be implemented only to the extent federal approvals are obtained and to the extent that federal financial participation is available.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 486, Sec. 2. (SB 1161) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14124.70 (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 3.5 - Third Party Liability|Section 14124.70.

14124.70.  As used in this article:(a) “Carrier” includes any insurer as defined in Section 23 of the Insurance Code, including any private company, corporation, mutual association, trust fund, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange authorized under the laws of this state to insure persons against liability for injuries caused to another, and also any insurer providing benefits under a policy of bodily injury liability insurance covering liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle which provides uninsured motorist endorsement or coverage, pursuant to Section 11580.2 of the Insurance Code.(b) “Beneficiary” means any person who has received benefits or will be provided benefits under this chapter because of an injury for which another person or party may be liable. It includes such beneficiary’s guardian, conservator or other personal representative, his estate or survivors.(c) “Reasonable value of benefits” means both of the following:(1) Except in a case in which services were provided to a beneficiary under a managed care arrangement or contract, “reasonable value of benefits” means the Medi-Cal rate of payment, for the type of services rendered, under the schedule of maximum allowances authorized by Section 14106 or, the Medi-Cal rate of payment, for the type of services rendered, under regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, including but not limited, to Section 14105.(2) If services were provided to a beneficiary under a managed care arrangement or contract, “reasonable value of benefits” means the rate of payment to the provider by the plan for the services rendered to the beneficiary, except in cases where the plan pays the provider on a capitated or risk sharing basis, in which case it means the value of the services rendered to the beneficiary calculated by the plan as the usual customary and reasonable charge made to the general public by the provider for similar services.(d) “Lien” means the director’s claim for recovery, from a beneficiary’s tort action or claim, of the reasonable value of benefits provided on behalf of the beneficiary.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 52, Sec. 30. (SB 97) Effective July 10, 2017.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14124.71 (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 3.5 - Third Party Liability|Section 14124.71.

14124.71.  (a) When benefits are provided or will be provided to a beneficiary under this chapter because of an injury for which another party is liable, or for which a carrier is liable in accordance with the provisions of any policy of insurance issued pursuant to Section 11580.2 of the Insurance Code, the director shall have a right to recover from such a party or carrier the reasonable value of benefits so provided. The Attorney General, or counsel for the fiscal intermediary under the Medi-Cal program with the permission of the Attorney General, or a contractor pursuant to Section 14124.80, or a county through its civil legal adviser, may, to enforce such right, institute and prosecute legal proceedings against the third party or carrier who may be liable for the injury in an appropriate court, either in the name of the director or in the name of the injured person, his guardian, conservator, personal representative, estate, or survivors.(b) The director may:(1) Compromise, or settle and release any such claim in whole or in part with any such party or carrier, or(2) Waive any such claim, in whole or in part, for the convenience of the director, or if the director determines that collection would result in undue hardship upon the person who suffered the injury, or in a wrongful death action upon the heirs of the deceased.(c) No action taken on behalf of the director pursuant to this section or any judgment rendered in such action shall be a bar to any action upon the claim or cause of action of the beneficiary, his guardian, conservator, personal representative, estate, dependents, or survivors against the third party who may be liable for the injury, or shall operate to deny to the beneficiary the recovery for that portion of any damages not covered hereunder.(d) The cost of a service provided to an eligible developmentally disabled Medi-Cal beneficiary under Section 14132.44 may be recovered by the director from a liable third party or carrier.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 52, Sec. 31. (SB 97) Effective July 10, 2017.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 14124.72 (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 3.5 - Third Party Liability|Section 14124.72.

14124.72.  (a) If an action is brought by the director pursuant to Section 14124.71, it shall be commenced within the period prescribed in Section 338 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(b) The death of the beneficiary does not abate any right of action established by Section 14124.71.(c) When an action or claim is brought by persons entitled to bring such actions or assert such claims against a third party who may be liable for causing the death of a beneficiary, any settlement, judgment or award obtained is subject to the director’s right to recover from that party the reasonable value of the benefits provided to the beneficiary under the Medi-Cal program, as provided in subdivision (d).(d) The director’s claim for reimbursement of the benefits provided to the beneficiary shall be limited to the amount of the director’s lien, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 14124.70. If the action or claim is brought by the beneficiary alone and the beneficiary incurs a personal liability to pay attorney’s fees and costs of litigation, the amount of the director’s lien that is reimbursed shall be reduced by 25 percent, which represents the director’s reasonable share of attorney’s fees paid by the beneficiary, and that portion of the cost of litigation expenses determined by multiplying the actual litigation expenses by the ratio of the amount reimbursed to the director as satisfaction of the director’s lien, prior to deducting reasonable attorney’s fees and litigation expenses, to the full amount of the settlement, judgment, or award.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 52, Sec. 32. (SB 97) Effective July 10, 2017.)