California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14199.110

WIC § 14199.110 Effective Dec 18, 2024Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7.5 · Art. 4

Statute text

Specialty Care Account

(a)Moneys in the Specialty Care Account shall be used for the purpose of increasing Medi-Cal patient access to specialty care services as set forth in this section.

(b)The department shall, subject to the stakeholder input requirements of Section 14199.121, establish and implement one or more payment methodologies that meet federal requirements and that require each Medi-Cal managed care plan or its subcontracted entities to expand beneficiary access to Medi-Cal covered specialty care services. The payment methodology or methodologies developed by the department shall address the following objectives:

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Legislative history

Added November 5, 2024, by initiative Proposition 35, Sec. 1. Effective December 18, 2024. Approved in Proposition 35 at the November 5, 2024, election. Operative January 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 14199.135.