California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14105.222

WIC § 14105.222 Effective Jul 27, 2021Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding Section 14105.22, the department shall not seek to retroactively implement the reductions and limitations to the reimbursement for clinical laboratory or laboratory services set forth in Section 14105.22 for dates of service from January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, inclusive. The payment reductions implemented pursuant to Section 14105.192 shall continue to apply for clinical laboratory or laboratory services.

(b)The department shall not seek to recoup any overpayments for clinical laboratory or laboratory services resulting from the reductions and limitations to the reimbursement for clinical laboratory or laboratory services pursuant to Section 14105.22 for dates of service from January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, inclusive. Any overpayments for clinical laboratory or laboratory services resulting from the reductions implemented pursuant to Section 14105.192 shall continue to be recouped.

(c)For dates of service from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, inclusive, the department shall establish the reimbursement rates for clinical laboratory or laboratory services at the rates in effect and approved in the Medi-Cal State Plan as of December 31, 2019.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 377. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.