Bill Text: CA AB896 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Assembly Bill 896 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Health care programs: provider reimbursement rates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 260, Statutes of 2009. [AB896 Detail]

Download: California-2009-AB896-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 896	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  260
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 11, 2009
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 11, 2009
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Galgiani

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2009

   An act to amend and repeal Section 14105.18 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code, relating to health care.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 896, Galgiani. Health care programs: provider reimbursement
rates.
   Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is
administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under
which qualified low-income individuals receive health care benefits.
   Existing law also requires the department to administer various
health programs, including the California Children's Services
Program, Genetically Handicapped Person's Program, Breast and
Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, State-Only Family Planning
Program, and Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (Family
PACT) Waiver Program. Existing law requires provider rates of payment
for services under these programs to be identical to the rates of
payment for the same service performed by the same provider type
pursuant to the Medi-Cal program, except, until January 1, 2010, with
regard to hospital interim rates of payment, which existing law
requires to be 90% of Medi-Cal hospital inpatient rates of payment,
as provided.
   This bill would provide that the provisions that would have been
repealed on January 1, 2010, would instead be repealed on January 1,
2011.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 14105.18 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,
as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 496 of the Statutes of 2008, is
amended to read:
   14105.18.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
provider rates of payment for services rendered in all of the
following programs shall be identical to the rates of payment for the
same service performed by the same provider type pursuant to the
Medi-Cal program, except that hospital inpatient rates of payment
shall be 90 percent of the Medi-Cal hospital interim rates of
payment, as developed by the department, and these hospital rates
shall not be subject to any further reductions to Medi-Cal rates of
payment enacted before or after the effective date of the act that
amended this subdivision during the 2007-08 Regular Session.
   (1) The California Children's Services Program established
pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 123800) of Chapter 3
of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (2) The Genetically Handicapped Person's Program established
pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 125125) of Chapter 2
of Part 5 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (3) The Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
established pursuant to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 104150)
of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 103 of the Health and Safety Code
and the breast cancer programs specified in Section 30461.6 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code.
   (4) The State-Only Family Planning Program established pursuant to
Division 24 (commencing with Section 24000).
   (5) The Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (Family PACT)
Waiver Program established pursuant to subdivision (aa) of Section
14132.
   (b) The director may identify in regulations other programs not
listed in subdivision (a) in which providers shall be paid rates of
payment that are identical to the rates of payments in the Medi-Cal
program pursuant to subdivision (a).
   (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), services provided under any
of the programs described in subdivisions (a) and (b) may be
reimbursed at rates greater than the Medi-Cal rate that would
otherwise be applicable if those rates are adopted by the director in
regulations.
   (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2011, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2011, deletes or extends
that date.
  SEC. 2.  Section 14105.18 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, as
added by Section 2 of Chapter 496 of the Statutes of 2008, is amended
to read:
   14105.18.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
provider rates of payment for services rendered in all of the
following programs shall be identical to the rates of payment for the
same service performed by the same provider type pursuant to the
Medi-Cal program.
   (1) The California Children's Services Program established
pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 123800) of Chapter 3
of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (2) The Genetically Handicapped Person's Program established
pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 125125) of Chapter 2
of Part 5 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (3) The Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
established pursuant to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 104150)
of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 103 of the Health and Safety Code
and the breast cancer programs specified in Section 30461.6 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code.
   (4) The State-Only Family Planning Program established pursuant to
Division 24 (commencing with Section 24000).
   (5) The Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (Family PACT)
Waiver Program established pursuant to subdivision (aa) of Section
14132.
   (b) The director may identify in regulations other programs not
listed in subdivision (a) in which providers shall be paid rates of
payment that are identical to the rates of payments in the Medi-Cal
program pursuant to subdivision (a).
   (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), services provided under any
of the programs described in subdivisions (a) and (b) may be
reimbursed at rates greater than the Medi-Cal rate that would
otherwise be applicable if those rates are adopted by the director in
regulations.
   (d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2011.