California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14107.11

WIC § 14107.11 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Upon receipt of a credible allegation of fraud as defined in subdivision (d) and for which an investigation is pending under the Medi-Cal program against a provider as defined in Section 14043.1, or the commencement of a suspension under Section 14123, the provider shall be temporarily placed under payment suspension, unless it is determined there is a good cause exception, as defined in subdivision (g), not to suspend the payments or to suspend them only in part, and the department may do any of the following:

(1)Collect any Medi-Cal program overpayment identified through an audit or examination, or any portion thereof from any provider. Notwithstanding Section 100171 of the Health and Safety Code, a provider may appeal the collection of overpayments under this section pursuant to procedures established in Article 5.3 (commencing with Section 14170). Overpayments collected under this section shall not be returned to the provider during the pendency of any appeal and may be offset to satisfy audit or appeal findings if the findings are against the provider. Overpayments will be returned to a provider with interest if findings are in favor of the provider.

(2)Give notification of the payment suspension for any goods, services, supplies, or merchandise, or any portion thereof. The department shall notify the provider within five days of any payment suspension under this section. The department may delay notification to the provider by 30 days if it is requested to do so in writing by any law enforcement agency, which may be renewed in writing up to two times and in no event may exceed 90 days. The notice to the provider shall do all of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 452. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.