California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14165.50

WIC § 14165.50 Effective Sep 30, 2024Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 5.15

Statute text

(a)To facilitate the financial viability of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, a private nonprofit hospital that serves the population of South Los Angeles that was formerly served by the Los Angeles County Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital, Medi-Cal funding shall, at a minimum, be made available, as specified in this section, or pursuant to mechanisms that provide equivalent funding under successor or modified Medi-Cal payment systems.

(b)Medi-Cal payment for hospital services provided by the hospital, exclusive of any payments pursuant to the Medi-Cal Hospital Reimbursement Improvement Act of 2013 (Article 5.230 (commencing with Section 14169.50)) or funded by another statewide hospital fee program, and exclusive of the supplemental payments specified in subdivision (d), shall include consideration of the hospital’s projected Medi-Cal costs for providing the services as set forth in this section.

(1)(A) Subject to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and notwithstanding any other law, Medi-Cal payments made to the hospital on a fee-for-service basis, including payments made pursuant to the methodology authorized under Section 14105.28 or successor or modified methodologies, shall provide compensation that is, at a minimum, equal to 100 percent of the hospital’s projected Medi-Cal costs for each fiscal year.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 999, Sec. 7. (AB 177) Effective September 30, 2024.