California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 4646.55

WIC § 4646.55 Effective Jun 30, 2011Div. 4.5 · Ch. 5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation to the contrary, and to the extent federal financial participation is available, effective July 1, 2007, the State Department of Developmental Services is hereby authorized to make supplemental payment to an enrolled Medi-Cal provider that is a licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-habilitative, licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing, or licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled, for day treatment and transportation services provided pursuant to Sections 4646 and 4646.5, applicable regulations, and Section 14132.925, to Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in a licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-habilitative, licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing, or licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled. These payments shall be considered supplemental payments to the enrolled Medi-Cal provider and shall be comprised of the full costs of reimbursing regional centers for making disbursements to day treatment and transportation service providers, plus a coordination fee which will include an administrative fee and reimbursement for the increased costs associated with the quality assurance fee paid accordingly and without a separate State Department of Developmental Services contract.

(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law and to the extent federal financial participation is available, and in furtherance of this section and Section 14132.925, the State Department of Developmental Services shall amend the regional center contracts for the 2007–08 and 2008–09 fiscal years to extend the contract liquidation period until December 31, 2011. The contract amendments and budget adjustments shall be exempt from the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 4620).

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 37, Sec. 11. (AB 104) Effective June 30, 2011. Conditionally inoperative as provided in subd. (e) of Section 14132.925.