The local initiative that establishes a program shall offer health care coverage through the program, and all health care services shall be provided to participants by a provider operated by the county or by a provider with whom or with which the county or the local initiative has contracted to provide health care services, except for emergency or out-of-area care or instances in which a required specialized service is not contracted for by the county or the local initiative.

(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 677, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)