California Welfare and Institutions Code 14043.17 – (a) Notwithstanding any other law, within 30 calendar days of …
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, within 30 calendar days of receiving confirmation of certification for enrollment as a Medi-Cal provider for an affiliate primary care clinic that is licensed pursuant to § 1218.1 of the Health and Safety Code, the department shall provide written notice to the applicant informing the applicant that its Medi-Cal enrollment is approved.
(b) The department shall enroll the affiliate primary care clinic retroactive to the date of certification.
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 14043.17
- Applicant: means an individual, including an ordering, referring, or prescribing individual, partnership, group, association, corporation, institution, or entity, and the officers, directors, owners, managing employees, or agents thereof, that apply to the department for enrollment as a provider in the Medi-Cal program. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14043.1
- department: means the State Department of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14062
- Medi-Cal: means the California Medical Assistance Program. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14063
- preenrollment: includes the period of time during which an application package for enrollment, continued enrollment, or for the addition of or change in a location is pending. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14043.1
- Provider: means an individual, partnership, group, association, corporation, institution, or entity, and the officers, directors, owners, managing employees, or agents of a partnership, group association, corporation, institution, or entity, that provides services, goods, supplies, or merchandise, directly or indirectly, including all ordering, referring, and prescribing, to a Medi-Cal beneficiary and that has been enrolled in the Medi-Cal program. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14043.1
(c) This section shall not be construed to limit the department’s authority pursuant to Section 14043.37, 14043.4, or 14043.7 to conduct background checks, preenrollment inspections, or unannounced visits.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 356, Sec. 1. (AB 2051) Effective January 1, 2015.)