California Welfare and Institutions Code 14616 – Not sooner than 30 days after providing notification to the Joint …
Not sooner than 30 days after providing notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the department may implement on a test basis any of the alternatives for prospective hospital rate negotiations which have been reported to the Legislature pursuant to Section 14614. The department may enter into an interagency agreement with the commission, or contract with a private entity, for implementing any such alternative.
In testing alternatives, the department shall attempt to obtain participation by hospitals representing various sizes, types, ownership, and geographic locations. The department may not discriminate against hospitals wishing to participate on the basis of any of the characteristics described in the immediately preceding sentence.
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 14616
- Commission: means the California Health Facilities Commission. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14610
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14601
- Private entity: means any private organization with appropriate experience and expertise to negotiate Medi-Cal hospital reimbursement rates on behalf of the state. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14610
- Rate: means the rate of reimbursement per unit of service which is agreed to by the department and a hospital. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14610
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 102, Sec. 133. Effective June 28, 1981.)