California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14105.201

WIC § 14105.201 Effective Jun 29, 2024Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other law, for dates of service no sooner than January 1, 2024, or on the effective date of any necessary federal approvals as required by subdivision (e), whichever is later, the reimbursement rates for the following services, as determined in accordance with subdivision (g), shall be the greater of 87.5 percent of the lowest maximum allowance established by the federal Medicare Program for the same or similar services or the level of reimbursement, which shall account for, and be inclusive of, the exemption of these services from payment reductions pursuant to Section 14105.192, and supplemental payments or rate increases, or both, as applicable, under the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 (Proposition 56, an initiative measure approved at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election) that were implemented with funds from the Healthcare Treatment Fund, as established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 30130.55 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, in effect as of December 31, 2023, as determined by the department:

(A)Primary care services, including those provided by physicians or nonphysician health professionals, as defined in Section 51170.5 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.

(B)Obstetric care services, and doula services as described in Section 14132.24.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 40, Sec. 58. (SB 159) Effective June 29, 2024.