California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14021.2

WIC § 14021.2 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 1

Statute text

(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:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 283, Sec. 2. (AB 168) Effective January 1, 2017.