{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"14133.85","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 14133.85","status":"not-in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9"},{"name":"PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE [11000. - 15771.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Basic Health Care [14000. - 14199.97.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. The Medi-Cal Benefits Program [14131. - 14138.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3/chapter-7/article-4"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 21, Sec. 107.   (AB 116)   Effective June 30, 2025.   Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.   Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.","effective":"2025-06-30","html":"<p>(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, prior authorization shall not be required for hospice services.</p><p>(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any admission that violates federal law.</p><p>(b) Prior authorization shall be required for inpatient hospice services.</p><p>(c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.</p>","text":"(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, prior authorization shall not be required for hospice services. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any admission that violates federal law. (b) Prior authorization shall be required for inpatient hospice services. (c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/the-medi-cal-benefits-program-14133-85","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}