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SB-640 Medi-Cal: reimbursement: provider payments.(2013-2014)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 14105.194 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:

14105.194.
 (a) Notwithstanding Sections 14105.07 and 14105.192, except as otherwise provided in this section, payments for fee-for-service benefits for dates of service on or after June 1, 2011, shall be determined without application of the reductions, limitations, and adjustments in Sections 14105.07 and 14105.192.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 14105.191 and 14105.192, except as otherwise provided in this section, payments for the classes of providers specified in subparagraphs (B) and (D) of paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 14105.191 for dates of service on or after June 1, 2011, shall be determined without application of the reductions, limitations, and adjustments in Sections 14105.191 and 14105.192.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), for dates of service prior to the effective date of the act adding this section, in no event shall the payments exceed the reimbursement rate at which payment has been made by the department prior to the effective date of the act adding this section.
(d) Notwithstanding Sections 14105.07 and 14105.192, except as otherwise provided in this section, for managed care health plans that contract with the department pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200), payments for dates of service following the effective date of the act adding this section shall be determined without application of the reductions, limitations, and adjustments in Sections 14105.07 and 14105.192.
(e) The director shall implement subdivisions (a), (b), and (d) to the maximum extent permitted by law and for the maximum time period for which the director obtains federal approval for federal financial participation for the increase provided for in this section.
(f) The director shall promptly seek all necessary federal approvals to implement this section.
(g) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement this section by means of provider bulletins or notices, policy letters, or other similar instructions, without taking regulatory action.
SEC. 2.
  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
In order to ensure and maintain access to medically necessary care for Medi-Cal beneficiaries, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.