California § 14199.116. 14199.116. (Added November 5, 2024, by initiative Proposition 35, Sec. 1.)

California Statutes

§ 14199.116. — 14199.116. (Added November 5, 2024, by initiative Proposition 35, Sec. 1.)

California § 14199.116.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code WICWelfare and Institutions Code - WIC

Div. 9.DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES

Part 3.PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Ch. 7.5.CHAPTER 7.5. Protect Access to Health Care Act of 2024

Art. 4.ARTICLE 4. Protecting Access to Health Care

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Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC Code § 14199.116. (2026).

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Emergency Department and Hospital Services Account

(a)Moneys in the Emergency Department and Hospital Services Account shall be used for the purpose of protecting access to, and improving the quality of, hospital care, including access to inpatient acute care and emergency departments, for Medi-Cal patients, as set forth in this section.

(b)The department shall, subject to the stakeholder input requirements of Section 14199.121, develop, seek federal approval for, and implement one or more payment methodologies that provide increased net reimbursement to public and private hospitals for eligible hospital services. The department may adjust payments with moneys in the account.

(c)Moneys in the Emergency Department and Hospital Services Account shall be used only to increase net reimburse

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Emergency Department and Hospital Services Account
(a)
Moneys in the Emergency Department and Hospital Services Account shall be used for the purpose of protecting access to, and improving the quality of, hospital care, including access to inpatient acute care and emergency departments, for Medi-Cal patients, as set forth in this section.
(b)
The department shall, subject to the stakeholder input requirements of Section 14199.121, develop, seek federal approval for, and implement one or more payment methodologies that provide increased net reimbursement to public and private hospitals for eligible hospital services. The department may adjust payments with moneys in the account.
(c)
Moneys in the Emergency Department and Hospital Services Account shall be used only to increase net reimbursement levels for those eligible hospital services above existing net reimbursement levels in effect for the eligible hospital services as of January 1, 2024.

Legislative History

Added November 5, 2024, by initiative Proposition 35, Sec. 1. Effective December 18, 2024. Approved in Proposition 35 at the November 5, 2024, election. Operative January 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 14199.135.