ARTICLE 7.6. Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Assurance Fee

Article 7.6 added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 875, Sec. 1.

§§ 1324.20–1324.30 · 11 sections

• § 1324.20 For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) (1) “Continuing care retirement community” means a provider of a continuum of…
• § 1324.21 (a) For facilities licensed under subdivision (c) of Section 1250, there shall be imposed each fiscal year a uniform quality assurance fee per resident day.…
• § 1324.22 (a) The quality assurance fee, as calculated pursuant to Section 1324.21, shall be paid by the provider to the department for deposit in the State Treasury on…
• § 1324.23 (a) The Director of Health Care Services, or their designee, shall administer this article. (b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 3.5…
• § 1324.24 (a) The quality assurance fee assessed and collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the State Treasury. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a),…
• § 1324.25 The funds assessed pursuant to this article shall be available to enhance federal financial participation in the Medi-Cal program or to provide additional…
• § 1324.26 In implementing this article, the department may utilize the services of the Medi-Cal fiscal intermediary through a change order to the fiscal intermediary…
• § 1324.27 (a) In implementing this article, the department shall seek any federal approvals it deems necessary. This article shall be implemented only to the extent that…
• § 1324.28 (a) This article shall be implemented as long as both of the following conditions are met: (1) The state receives federal approval of the quality assurance fee…
• § 1324.29 (a) The quality assurance fee shall cease to be assessed after December 31, 2027. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) and Section 1324.30, the department’s…
• § 1324.30 This article shall become inoperative after December 31, 2027, except that the department shall be authorized to conduct all necessary closeout activities…