CHAPTER 5. Rural Health Services Development [124600. - 124785.]

Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8.

§§ 124600–124785 · 31 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Legislative Intent and General Provisions §§ 124600–124625 · 6 sections

   • § 124600 The Legislature makes the following findings and declarations: (a) There is a maldistribution of health services in California. Most rural areas of the state…
   • § 124605 The department shall implement a program to remedy deficiencies in health services in rural areas. The department shall have responsibility for the following…
   • § 124610 The director shall administer this chapter and shall adopt any regulations and standards as are necessary to implement this chapter.
   • § 124615 No services provided under this chapter shall substitute for current services and obligations of a county including those required by state law.
   • § 124620 Funds expended pursuant to this chapter shall be supplemental to those made available by the federal government for the National Health Services Corps and…
   • § 124625 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Rural Health Services Development Program be funded annually through the budgetary process. (b)…
2. ARTICLE 2. California Health Services Corps §§ 124650–124685 · 8 sections

   • § 124650 The director shall establish in the department, a California Health Services Corps. The purpose of the corps is to make available health personnel to rural…
   • § 124655 Members of the California Health Services Corps may be assigned to the following categories of health services programs: (a) Any nonprofit primary care clinic…
   • § 124660 Assignments shall be made in accordance with the following: (a) The authority of any person to supervise any member of the corps shall be subject to approval…
   • § 124665 The director shall, by regulation, specify the salary schedules, other terms and conditions of employment, and reimbursement policies with respect to the…
   • § 124670 Funds expended pursuant to this article may be used for any of the following purposes: (a) Expenses of the department in administering the program. (b)…
   • § 124675 Assignments shall be made by the department without regard to ability of residents in areas to pay. Any provider or facility where a California Health Services…
   • § 124680 No corps member may refuse needed service to any person because of inability to pay for such service, or refuse service to persons on account of their…
   • § 124685 The director may, upon request, provide technical assistance to groups preparing applications for assignment of corps personnel.
3. ARTICLE 3. Health Services and Development Projects §§ 124700–124745 · 10 sections

   • § 124700 The department shall plan and put into operation a number of health services development projects. The purpose of the projects shall be to demonstrate…
   • § 124705 Applications may be made for funds for health services development projects and the projects may be initiated and operated by any agency, including, but not…
   • § 124710 (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that funds distributed under this section promote stability for participating clinics, as a part of the state’s…
   • § 124715 The department may assist community agencies to develop grant proposals.
   • § 124720 Project proposals shall be considered that address the health needs of rural populations, including, but not limited to, migratory and other agricultural…
   • § 124725 Project funding shall be for up to three years. Continuation of funding for a project shall depend on progress toward achieving the goals of the project. The…
   • § 124730 Each applicant shall form an advisory committee for the project. The advisory committee shall participate in all of the following: (a) Planning the project.…
   • § 124735 Each grant for a project shall require the grantee agency to seek third-party reimbursements, including Medi-Cal and private insurance, for any person served…
   • § 124740 State-operated projects shall be established only in accordance with all of the following: (a) The health of the population in a rural area would be…
   • § 124745 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall, to the extent that funds are available, provide to a grantee semiannual prospective…
4. ARTICLE 4. Coordination of Rural Health Programs §§ 124750–124785 · 7 sections

   • § 124750 The director shall ensure the coordination of state efforts in rural health in order to maximize effective use of scarce medical resources and to coordinate…
   • § 124760 The California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission shall establish a plan that integrates family practice residencies and other health sciences education…
   • § 124765 The California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission, in coordination with the Rural Health Section of the department, shall designate the geographical rural…
   • § 124770 The director shall utilize the authority to establish health manpower pilot projects pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 128125) of Chapter 3 of…
   • § 124775 Each proposal for health corps personnel or project application under Article 3 (commencing with Section 124700) shall be submitted to the appropriate county…
   • § 124780 If the director decides to act contrary to the recommendation of a county or district health officer made pursuant to Section 124775, the director shall…
   • § 124785 Nothing in the Primary Care Services Act (Section 27) shall affect the operation of local public health services contracted for by the department with other…