§ 104160. — 104160. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 23, Sec. 20.)

California § 104160.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code HSC: Health and Safety Code - HSC
• Div. 103.: DIVISION 103. DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION
• Part 1.: PART 1. CHRONIC DISEASE
• Ch. 2.: CHAPTER 2. Cancer
• Art. 1.5.: ARTICLE 1.5. Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program

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(a)
The State Department of Health Care Services shall develop and maintain the Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program to expand and ensure quality breast and cervical cancer treatment for low-income uninsured and underinsured individuals who are diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer.
(b)
To implement the program, the State Department of Health Care Services may contract with public or private entities, or utilize existing health care service provider enrollment and payment mechanisms, including the Medi-Cal program’s fiscal intermediary, only if services provided under the program are specifically identified and reimbursed in a manner that does not claim federal financial
reimbursement. The utilization of the Medi-Cal program’s fiscal intermediary shall not be subject to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12100) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. Contracts to implement the program entered into by the State Department of Health Care Services with entities other than the Medi-Cal program’s fiscal intermediary shall not be subject to Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 23, Sec. 20. (AB 1467) Effective June 27, 2012.