JurisdictionCaliforniaCode WICWelfare and Institutions Code - WIC
Div. 9.DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 3.PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Ch. 7.CHAPTER 7. Basic Health Care
Art. 3.ARTICLE 3. Administration
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(a)
(1)Each provider and each applicant, as defined in Section 14043.1, when applying for enrollment and continued enrollment, shall provide, to the department, a bond, or other security satisfactory to the department, of an amount determined by the department, pursuant to regulations adopted by the department.
(2)The department, in determining the amount of bond or security required by paragraph (1), shall base the determination on the level of
estimated billings, and shall not be less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(3)This subdivision shall become operative only if the director executes a declaration, that shall be retained by the director, stating that the surety bonds described in this paragraph are commercially offered throughout the state and by more than one v
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(a)
(1)
Each provider and each applicant, as defined in Section 14043.1, when applying for enrollment and continued enrollment, shall provide, to the department, a bond, or other security satisfactory to the department, of an amount determined by the department, pursuant to regulations adopted by the department.
(2)
The department, in determining the amount of bond or security required by paragraph (1), shall base the determination on the level of
estimated billings, and shall not be less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(3)
This subdivision shall become operative only if the director executes a declaration, that shall be retained by the director, stating that the surety bonds described in this paragraph are commercially offered throughout the state and by more than one vendor.
(b)
(1)
After three years of continuous operation as a provider, a Medi-Cal provider may apply to the department for an exemption from the requirements of subdivision (a).
(2)
The department shall adopt regulations establishing conditions for the approval or denial of applications for exemption pursuant to paragraph (1).
(c)
The department shall establish a mechanism to track rates of
participation among providers who are subject to the requirement of subdivision (a) to determine if the requirement is a deterrent to Medi-Cal program participation among provider applicants.
(d)
Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not apply to natural persons licensed or certified pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code, the Osteopathic Initiative Act, or the Chiropractic Initiative Act, or to any clinic licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1204 of the Health and Safety Code, or exempt from licensure under subdivision (c) of Section 1206 of the Health and Safety Code, to any health facility licensed under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, or to any provider that is operated by a city, county, school district, county office of education, or state special school, or any professional corporation practicing pursuant to the Moscone-Knox
Professional Corporation Act provided for pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code.
(e)
Nothing in this section shall relieve an applicant or provider of durable medical equipment or home health agency services from complying with subdivisions (a) and (b) of Sections 14100.8 and 14100.9, as applicable.