California Health and Safety Code

§ 120915

HSC § 120915 Effective Jan 1, 1996Div. 105 · Part 4 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(a)The department shall establish a reimbursement schedule for all of the services detailed in subdivision (b) of Section 120900. The amounts to be reimbursed for these services shall be commensurate with the costs of providing these services.

(b)The department shall develop and disseminate guidelines to assist early intervention projects in identifying appropriate public and private payers of early intervention services. The guidelines shall take into account each client’s access to, and eligibility for, private health insurance and public medical assistance. The guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, the reimbursement schedule established pursuant to subdivision (a) and the elements identified in subdivisions (c) to (h), inclusive.

(c)Reimbursement under Sections 120900 to 120920, inclusive, shall not be made for any services that are available to the client under a private health insurance program. Early intervention projects shall inquire of each client as to the client’s coverage by a private health insurance policy. Where a client has a private health insurance policy, the early intervention project shall bill the insurer for those services in subdivision (b) of Section 120900 that are covered by the client’s policy.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.