California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14100.9

WIC § 14100.9 Effective Aug 19, 1998Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, “provider of durable medical equipment” means any person or entity that furnishes medical equipment and medical supplies, meets state and local laws applicable to the furnishing of medical equipment and medical supplies, and that is enrolled as a provider in the Medi-Cal program.

(b)Within 90 days after the effective date of a final federal regulation requiring that a provider of durable medical equipment must acquire a surety bond in order to participate in the medicaid or Medicare program, each provider of durable medical equipment shall obtain, and thereafter maintain, a surety bond meeting the requirements of the final federal regulation, as amended, as a condition of participation in the Medi-Cal program.

(c)Any person or entity that has applied to become a provider of durable medical equipment less than 90 days prior to the date that the final federal regulation described in subdivision (b) becomes effective shall submit a surety bond within 90 days of the effective date of the regulation.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 310, Sec. 83. Effective August 19, 1998.