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2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.6 - LOCAL HEALTH CARE BUDGETING › Section 16804.1.

16804.1. (a) No fee or charge shall be required of any person before a county renders medically necessary services to persons entitled to services pursuant to Section 17000.
(b) This section is declaratory of existing law and shall not be interpreted to effect a county’s authority to implement a reasonable sliding fee schedule based on ability to pay.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 200. Effective June 30, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.6 - LOCAL HEALTH CARE BUDGETING › Section 16809.5.

16809.5. (a) Funds appropriated for the purposes of this section shall be allocated on a monthly basis.
(b) Money allocated for the purposes of this section may be used to expand the scope of benefits, to fund special projects which alleviate problems of access to health and dental care under the County Medical Services Program and to compensate hospitals and other emergency health service providers for emergency treatment of out-of-county indigent patients and shall not be used to fund existing levels of service.
(c) Funds available from appropriations for the purposes of this chapter may be utilized to fund increased program costs due to caseload increases and provider rate increases.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 294, Sec. 79. Effective August 18, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.6 - LOCAL HEALTH CARE BUDGETING › Section 16812.

16812. The State Department of Health Services, in consultation with the local jurisdictions, shall adopt any regulations necessary to implement this part. The department may adopt these regulations on an emergency basis pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The adoption of those regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, emergency regulations adopted by the department in order to implement this part shall not be subject to the review and approval of the Office of Administrative Law. These regulations shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 589, Sec. 201. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.6 - LOCAL HEALTH CARE BUDGETING › Section 16817.

16817. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county may enter into contracts with selected providers to provide health care services in expending funds provided pursuant to this part and Part 5 (commencing with Section 17000). The county may negotiate such reimbursement or payment arrangements it desires in such contracts. A county shall not be obligated to pay for health care services unless pursuant to a contract or the county has specifically authorized such services and agreed to payment. All such contracts shall be available for review by the department. A county may require county residents specified in this part and Part 5 to use county facilities or county selected providers. This section may not be construed to limit a county’s existing obligations to furnish health care. Any county may also elect to act jointly on a regional basis with other counties in assuming the program responsibilities.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 84. Effective October 7, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.6 - LOCAL HEALTH CARE BUDGETING › Section 16818.

16818. (a) Each facility treating persons pursuant to Section 17000 shall provide, at the time treatment is sought, individual notice of the availability of reduced cost health care. In addition, conspicuous posted notices of the procedures for applying for reduced cost health care shall be displayed in all emergency rooms and patient waiting rooms of each facility treating persons pursuant to Section 17000.
(b) This section is declaratory of existing law and shall not be interpreted to constitute a new mandate.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 200. Effective June 30, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 16900.

16900. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter shall govern the construction of this part.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1331, Sec. 9. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 16901.

16901. “CMSP county” means a county that has elected to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 348, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 16902.

16902. “Department” means the State Department of Health Services.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1331, Sec. 9. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 16903.

16903. “Fund” means the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Surtax Fund.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1331, Sec. 9. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 16904.

16904. “Hospital services” means services provided by public and private hospitals licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1331, Sec. 9. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 16905.

16905. “MISP county” means a county which administers, either directly or through contracts with selected providers, its own indigent health services program.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1170, Sec. 16. Effective October 14, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 16905.5.

16905.5. “Obstetric services” means the diagnosis of pregnancy and all other medical services provided by a licensed physician to pregnant women during their pregnancies from the time of conception until 90 days following the end of the month in which the pregnancy ends.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 51, Sec. 22. Effective April 18, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 16906.

16906. “Office” means the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1331, Sec. 9. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 16907.5.

16907.5. “Pediatric services” means all medical services rendered by any licensed physician to persons from birth to 21 years of age, and shall include attendance at labor and delivery.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 51, Sec. 23. Effective April 18, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 16908.

16908. “Physician services” means services provided by a licensed physician.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1331, Sec. 9. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 16908.5.

16908.5. For purposes of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946 and the funds determined by Section 16932, and distributed pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946, and the application of paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 16946 to these funds, all patients which meet the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development’s definition of charity care as prescribed under subdivision (d) of Section 128740 of the Health and Safety Code qualify for the use of funds under this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 488. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Administration of Funds › Section 16909.1.

16909.1. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), county adminstrative costs associated with the administration of each special revenue fund, trust fund, account, or subaccount required by Section 16909 shall be reimbursed from the specific fund, account, or subaccount.
(b) Funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946 shall not be reduced or utilized to offset the costs of administering the hospital services account.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 430, Sec. 3. Effective July 26, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 2 - County Health Services Reporting › Section 16910.

16910. (a) (1) Funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter shall be used for the development and implementation of county medically indigent care reporting systems which will provide data on all persons served and services provided pursuant to Section 17000.
(2) Funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter shall be available for implementation of county medically indigent care reporting systems for the 1989–90 and 1990–91 fiscal years and for the first six months of the 1991–92 fiscal year.
(b) Use of these moneys shall be limited to one-time costs for equipment purchases, system design and development, and necessary system testing and implementation costs.
(c) Counties shall complete implementation of the medically indigent care reporting system by July 1, 1991, unless an amendment to its existing implementation plan and timeline is approved by the department that ensures full implementation of the county’s medically indigent reporting system no later than December 31, 1991.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 278, Sec. 15. Effective July 30, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Reporting Requirements › Section 16916.

16916. The department shall withhold payments to a county pursuant to this part if the county fails to provide the reports and data required by this chapter according to the schedule specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 16915.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1170, Sec. 18. Effective October 14, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Uncompensated Care Assistance › Section 16920.

16920. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature to appropriate a portion of the 1988–89 fiscal year one-time revenues from the Hospital Services Account for distribution to each county and noncounty hospital which provides uncompensated care to unsponsored patients, with payments based upon the proportion of each hospital’s share of the 1988 calendar year statewide total of uncompensated care rendered to unsponsored patients.
(b) It is the intention of the Legislature to partially and proportionately compensate each hospital that provides care to unsponsored patients and to provide an economic incentive for all hospitals to provide, maintain, and enhance access to care.
(c) For purposes of this section, “uncompensated care charges” means the sum of the charges related to patients falling within charity care and 50 percent of bad debts, as reported quarterly to the office pursuant to Section 128740 of the Health and Safety Code. The office shall use the data as published by the office for each quarter of 1988.
(d) As used in this section, “uncompensated care costs” means that amount calculated by applying an overall hospital cost-to-charge ratio, calculated by dividing gross operating expenses by gross inpatient and outpatient revenue, as reported quarterly to the office, to uncompensated charges.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 489. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Uncompensated Care Assistance › Section 16921.

16921. Funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter shall be allocated and disbursed to county and noncounty hospitals which meet any of the following requirements:
(a) Operate an emergency room pursuant to Section 1317 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) Adhere to the emergency care requirements of subdivision (e) of Section 1317 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) Treat county indigent patients.
(d) Are childrens’ hospitals for purposes of this part.
(e) Are small and rural hospitals as defined in Section 124840 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 490. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Uncompensated Care Assistance › Section 16922.

16922. (a) In order to determine the allocation for each eligible hospital of the amount appropriated for the purposes of this chapter, the office shall do all of the following:
(1) Compute the total uncompensated care costs for each eligible hospital.
(2) Compute the total uncompensated care costs for all eligible hospitals.
(3) Divide each hospital’s uncompensated care costs as computed in paragraph (1) by the total uncompensated care costs as computed in paragraph (2).
(b) The result shall be multiplied by the total funds specified for hospital payments pursuant to Section 16921 to determine each hospital’s payment for uncompensated care. That amount shall be allocated in one lump sum to each hospital by the Controller pursuant to subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 50, Sec. 15. Effective April 18, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Uncompensated Care Assistance › Section 16923.

16923. The office shall do all of the following:
(a) Review and process the quarterly financial and utilization data report and calculate the distribution to be made within 30 days after October 2, 1989.
(b) Make the calculations available to the Controller within 40 days after October 2, 1989.
(c) Incorporate the quarterly financial and utilization data reports into the field audit function currently utilized by the office.
(d) Develop procedures to recover funds determined to have been spent in a manner inconsistent with this chapter and Article 2 (commencing with Section 30121) of Chapter 2 of Part 13 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 50, Sec. 15.5. Effective April 18, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Uncompensated Care Assistance › Section 16924.

16924. The Controller shall distribute to hospitals the funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter within 60 days from the effective date of this chapter provided that the office has certified that the hospital is in compliance with this section.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1331, Sec. 9. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services › Section 16930.

16930. (a) (1) There is in the County Health Services Fund, created pursuant to Section 16803, the Rural Health Services Account.
(2) For purposes of this chapter, “account” means the account created by paragraph (1).
(b) All money appropriated for the purposes of this chapter shall be deposited in the account.
(c) The department shall administer moneys deposited in the account on an accrual basis, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in this chapter, those moneys 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.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 195, Sec. 33. Effective July 12, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services › Section 16931.

16931. (a) Funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter shall be used to enhance and maintain rural health services provided by counties, hospitals, physicians, and other providers of services to patients who cannot afford to pay for those services, and for whom payment will not be made through any private coverage or by any program funded in whole or in part by the federal government.
(b) The requirements of Sections 16804.1 and 16818 apply to services supported by funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter.
(c) Except as specifically provided in this chapter, the authority of each county established pursuant to Section 16817 shall remain unaffected.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 195, Sec. 34. Effective July 12, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services › Section 16931.5.

16931.5. The county may reimburse for emergency services provided by a physician in a standby emergency room in a hospital specified in Section 124840 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 491. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services › Section 16932.

16932. The department shall allocate money derived from the Hospital Services Account in the fund to each county that is eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809 in the following manner:
(a) The combined total of hospital uncompensated care costs for all county and noncounty hospitals in each county that is eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809 shall be calculated by using the definitions, procedures, and data elements specified in Section 16945.
(b) (1) The office shall determine each county’s 1989–90 fiscal year share by using the 1988 calendar year data, as adjusted by the office, existing on the statewide file on September 1, 1989.
(2) The office shall determine each county’s share for the fiscal years after the 1989–90 fiscal year by using the data from the quarterly reports for the calendar year preceding the fiscal year, as adjusted by the office and existing on the statewide file on April 15 immediately preceding the fiscal year.
(3) The office shall determine each county’s share based on that county’s total hospital uncompensated care costs, divided by the total hospital uncompensated care costs for all counties that are eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809, and by multiplying that product by the amount appropriated from the Hospital Services Account in the fund for purposes of this chapter.
(4) The amounts calculated pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be each county’s allocation from the total amount available for allocation to the counties under this chapter.
(c) The amounts calculated pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) shall be divided and allocated in accordance with Section 16946. Sections 16946, 16947, 16948, and 16949 shall be applicable to counties and hospitals receiving these funds.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 577, Sec. 21. Effective October 13, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services › Section 16933.

16933. (a) The department shall distribute those moneys appropriated from the Physician Services Account and the Unallocated Account in the fund to counties that are eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809 on the basis of the percentages obtained by dividing the population of each county that is eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809 by the total population of all counties that are eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809, as reported in the most recent annual Department of Finance Research Unit report E-1.
(b) Each county shall use moneys allocated from the Unallocated Account in the fund pursuant to, and for the purposes specified in, Article 4 (commencing with Section 16960) of Chapter 5, and to expand emergency medical transportation services.
(c) Counties shall use moneys allocated from the Physician Services Account in the fund the following ways to provide medically necessary emergency, obstetric, or pediatric services, or all of them, to patients who cannot afford to pay for those services, and for whom payment will not be made through any private coverage or by any program funded in whole or in part by the federal government:
(1) Establishment and administration of a Physician Services Account in the county emergency medical services fund in accordance with Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 16951) of Chapter 5.
(2) Contracting with the department for the administration of all Physician Services Account moneys specified in this subdivision pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 16952.
(3) The reimbursement or support of services, either directly or by contract, which are provided by physicians or groups of physicians.
(d) Moneys allocated from the Physician Services Account in the fund shall be used to provide reimbursement for services provided on or after July 1, 1989.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 577, Sec. 22. Effective October 13, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services › Section 16933.1.

16933.1. Any physician who receives funds pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 16933 shall comply with the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 16955.
(Added by renumbering Section 16931.1 (as added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 51) by Stats. 1990, Ch. 430, Sec. 5. Effective July 26, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services › Section 16934.

16934. (a) As a condition of receiving funds under this chapter, a county shall provide, or arrange and pay for, medically necessary followup treatment, including necessary followup dental services and prescription drugs, for any condition detected as part of a child health and disability prevention screen for a child eligible for services under Section 104395 of the Health and Safety Code, if the child was screened by the county, or upon referral by a child health and disability prevention program provider. This section shall not apply to any child eligible to receive care with no share of cost under the Medi-Cal program or who is covered by another publicly funded program or for whom these services are covered or will be paid by any other responsible party. A county may require that hospitals that contract with the county pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946, physicians who contract with the county pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 16933 or dentists or any provider that contracts with the county pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 16933 and receives funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter to participate in complying with this section. A county shall not require that hospitals receiving an allocation pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946 or physicians who receive payment from a physician services account established pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 16933 participate in complying with this section.
(b) Dental services provided pursuant to this section shall be at least equal in scope and frequency to dental services available to Medi-Cal eligible children of the same age.
(c) Counties shall implement this section in consultation and coordination with their child health and disability prevention programs.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 492. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services › Section 16934.7.

16934.7. (a) For the 1990–91 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, each county entering into a contract with the department pursuant to Section 16934.5, in which the department assumed the responsibility of payment for the treatment of children pursuant to Section 16934, shall have the option to contract with the department to administer the distribution and monitoring of funds allocated from the Hospital Services Account in the fund pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 16946.
(b) Any county which does not elect to contract with the department pursuant to Section 16934.5 for payment for the treatment of children pursuant to Section 16934 may contract with the department to administer that portion of its funds allocated to the county from the Hospital Services Account in the fund pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946, but shall not contract with the department to administer that portion of its funds allocated to the county from the Hospital Services Account in the fund pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946.
(c) (1) Any county intending to contract with the department pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) shall submit to the department a notice of intent to contract by resolution adopted by the board of supervisors or authorized persons within 45 days after the effective date of the act adding this section.
(2) For each fiscal year following the submission of the notice of intent to contract pursuant to paragraph (1), the county board of supervisors shall submit a notice adopted by the board of supervisors to the department, in accordance with procedures established by the department, no later than April 1 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the intended agreement will be in effect.
(d) (1) Each county contracting with the department pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) shall agree that the department shall retain that portion of the county’s allocation pursuant to subdivision (b) or paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946, whichever is applicable.
(2) The department may use up to 10 percent of the amount of funds retained pursuant to paragraph (1) for purposes of administration of this section.
(e) As a condition of any contract entered into pursuant to this section, the department shall act on behalf of the county and shall assume all program responsibilities for distribution and monitoring funds pursuant to subdivision (b) or paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946, whichever is applicable. The department may exercise discretion in the administration of funds pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946 and shall also implement subdivisions (d), (e), (f), and (g) of Section 16946 with regard to those funds.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 430, Sec. 9. Effective July 26, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services › Section 16935.

16935. (a) A county that is eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809 may elect to have the state administer its physician services account. Each county that is eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809 and that elects to have the state administer its physician services account shall do all of the following:
(1) Enter into a contract with the department to administer its county physician services account.
(2) Authorize the department to act on its behalf and to assume all responsibilities for the distribution and monitoring of funds in its physician services account pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 16952.
(3) Agree to comply with uniform policies, procedures, and program standards, including, but not limited to, eligibility levels established mutually by the department and the participating counties.
(4) Transfer funds allocated to the county for purposes of the county physician services account, less any funds retained pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 16934.5 to the department under such conditions as the department may require.
(b) The department may use funds retained or transferred to it by the county pursuant to this subdivision for purposes of administering the county’s physician services account in accordance with Sections 16952 to 16958, inclusive.
(c) For the 1989–90 fiscal year, any county which intends to contract with the department for the administration of moneys allocated from the Physician Services Account in the fund pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 16952 shall submit, to the department, a notice of intent to contract which has been adopted by the county board of supervisors, not later than November 15, 1989.
(d) For the 1990–91 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, any county which intends to contract with the department for the administration of moneys allocated from the Physician Services Account in the fund shall submit to the department a notice of intent to contract, which has been adopted by the county board of supervisors, not later than April 1 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the contract will be in effect and in accordance with procedures established by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 577, Sec. 24. Effective October 13, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services › Section 16935.5.

16935.5. The department may administer the distribution and monitoring of funds allocated from the Hospital Services Account pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 16946 and from the Physician Services Account pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 16952, less funds retained by the department for the administration of the children’s treatment program pursuant to Section 16934, for any county that is eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809 that does not apply for, or rescinds its application for, funds under this chapter. Allocations for a particular county shall generally be utilized for payments to eligible providers in that county.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 577, Sec. 25. Effective October 13, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services › Section 16936.

16936. (a) (1) Any county that requests funds under this chapter shall submit to the department, for approval by the department, an application for initial funding and a description of the proposed use and expenditure of the moneys, as a component of the county health services plan and budget submitted pursuant to Section 16800. The department shall review and approve this information for compliance with this part.
(2) Beginning in the 1990–91 fiscal year, any county which does not contract with the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 16934.5 shall include in the application an estimate of the costs and funding arrangement for dental services.
(b) The department shall review each county’s application and proposed use of funds for compliance with this chapter.
(c) The department shall make initial monthly payments upon approval of the county’s request for funds containing assurances that the county will comply with this chapter and other applicable provisions of this part.
(d) Payments made beyond April 15, 1990, and February 1 of each subsequent fiscal year, shall be contingent upon the signing of an agreement between the county board of supervisors and the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 195, Sec. 38. Effective July 12, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services › Section 16937.

16937. (a) Services, associated costs, and sociodemographic characteristics of persons served by each county under Section 17000 and supported in whole or in part by funds appropriated for purposes of this chapter shall be incorporated into the information required pursuant to Section 16915.
(b) Not later than July 1, 1991, to the extent possible, each county shall incorporate the data required by Section 16915 in the reports specified in subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 195, Sec. 39. Effective July 12, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services › Section 16938.

16938. (a) Each county shall submit a report of expenditures and other information to the department according to the procedures established by the department.
(b) The department shall review the reports submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) and recoup unspent moneys and expenditures that are not in compliance with this chapter or the requirements established by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 195, Sec. 40. Effective July 12, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS › CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services › Section 16939.

16939. As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this chapter, each county shall meet the requirements of Articles 6 (commencing with Section 16980), 7 (commencing with Section 16990) and 10 (commencing with Section 16995) of Chapter 5.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 430, Sec. 11. Effective July 26, 1990.)
2023 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.)
2023 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:
County
CHIP Allocation
Alameda
4.7427%
Contra Costa
1.8032%
Fresno
2.6855%
Kern
1.7083%
Lake
0.1826%
Los Angeles
43.8057%
Mendocino
0.2664%
Merced
0.7244%
Monterey
1.2937%
Orange
5.1382%
Placer
0.3697%
Riverside
3.1828%
Sacramento
3.2922%
San Bernardino
3.7972%
San Diego
5.9971%
San Francisco
5.3898%
San Joaquin
1.7413%
San Luis Obispo
0.8096%
San Mateo
1.4582%
Santa Barbara
0.7918%
Santa Clara
5.2450%
Santa Cruz
0.7709%
Stanislaus
1.2793%
Tulare
1.3768%
Ventura
1.5472%
Yolo
0.6004%
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1331, Sec. 9. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)