§ 14125.4. — 14125.4. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 813, Sec. 3.)

California § 14125.4.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code WIC: Welfare 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. 3.7.: ARTICLE 3.7. Incontinence Medical Supplies

Text

(a)
No later than January 1, 1994, the department shall establish utilization controls that limit expenditures for incontinence medical supplies per beneficiary to no more than one hundred sixty-five dollars ($165) per month. Incontinence creams and washes shall be excluded from this limitation. The expenditure limit established by this section may be adjusted in the annual Budget Act to reflect changes in wholesale prices. These utilization controls shall be published in provider bulletins.
(b)
The department shall, by prior authorization, allow a beneficiary to exceed the utilization limits established by this section when justified to the department’s satisfaction not later than January 1, 1994.
(c)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no regulations shall be necessary to define the incontinence medical supplies subject to the reductions required in Section 14125.3, or to establish and implement the utilization controls required in this section.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 813, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.