Bill Text: CA AB1494 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Medi-Cal: telehealth: state of emergency.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-12 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 829, Statutes of 2019. [AB1494 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB1494-Amended.html
Amended
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Senate
August 30, 2019 |
Amended
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Senate
July 11, 2019 |
Amended
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Senate
June 13, 2019 |
Amended
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Assembly
May 16, 2019 |
Amended
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Assembly
April 11, 2019 |
Amended
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Assembly
March 28, 2019 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry (Coauthors: Assembly Members Levine and Wood) (Coauthors: Senators Dodd and McGuire) |
February 22, 2019 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 14132.723 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:14132.723.
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law,(f)The department shall seek federal approval of any necessary state plan amendments or
waivers to implement this section.
SEC. 2.
Section 14132.724 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:(a)(1)On or before March 1, 2020, the department shall establish a stakeholder process to assist the department in developing guidance for enrolled community clinics and other enrolled fee-for-service Medi-Cal providers, clinics, or facilities that are subject to Section 14132.723 in order to facilitate reimbursement for services provided pursuant to Section 14132.723, whether those services are provided at a health facility, a shelter, the Medi-Cal beneficiary’s home, or any other location within the boundaries of the emergency proclamation for the state of emergency, as described in Section 8628.5 of the Government Code.
(2)The
stakeholder process shall include, but is not limited to, the department conducting at least two meetings with stakeholders.
(A)The stakeholders shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(i)Representatives of licensed community clinics, public hospitals, and Medi-Cal managed care plans that contract with the department under the Medi-Cal program.
(ii)At least two representatives of federally qualified health centers or rural health centers, or both.
(iii)At least one outpatient setting exempt from licensure, such as an intermittent clinic, as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 1206 of the Health and Safety Code.
(B)The director shall ensure that representatives from the applicable programs within the department engage in the stakeholder process, meaningfully address any issues or concerns raised by stakeholders, and work to resolve any identified obstacles.
(b)
14132.724.
(a) On or before July 1, 2020, the department shall issue, and shall publish on its internet website,(c)
(d)
(e)