California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14199.117

WIC § 14199.117 Effective Dec 18, 2024Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7.5 · Art. 4

Statute text

Designated Public Hospital Account

(a)Moneys in the Designated Public Hospital Account shall be used for the purpose of sustaining and promoting access to hospital and nonhospital care at designated public hospital systems.

(b)The department shall, subject to the stakeholder input requirements of Section 14199.121, use the moneys in the account to provide increased net reimbursement or new payments for designated public hospitals and health systems, including, but not limited to, quality incentive payments under existing or successor payment mechanisms or payments in support of services provided by designated hospital systems or that enhance their capabilities, or to provide financial support for the nonfederal share of the Medi-Cal payments to the designated public hospital systems. The department may apply the moneys in the Designated Public Hospital Account for these purposes.

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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.