ARTICLE 2. Office of Health Care Affordability
Article 2 added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 19.
§§ 127501–127501.12 · 11 sections
- § 127501 (a) There is hereby established, within the Department of Health Care Access and Information, the Office of Health Care Affordability. The Director of the…
- § 127501.2 (a) Until January 1, 2027, any necessary rules and regulations for the purpose of implementing this chapter may be adopted as emergency regulations in…
- § 127501.3 (a) The office shall be responsive to requests for additional information from the Legislature, including providing testimony during hearings and commenting on…
- § 127501.4 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other state or local law, the office shall collect data and other information it determines necessary from health care entities,…
- § 127501.5 The office shall, in a manner prescribed by the office, establish requirements for management services organizations to submit data and other information as…
- § 127501.6 (a) For data submitted to the office under paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 127501.4, the office shall prepare a report on baseline health care…
- § 127501.7 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law regarding the confidentiality of data submitted by health care service plans or other entities to the Department of…
- § 127501.8 (a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Health Care Affordability Fund for the purpose of receiving and expending revenues collected pursuant…
- § 127501.10 (a) There is hereby established, within the office, the Health Care Affordability Board. The board shall be composed of eight members, as follows: (1) Four…
- § 127501.11 (a) After receiving input, including recommendations, from the office and the advisory committee, and receiving public comments, the board shall establish all…
- § 127501.12 (a) (1) The board shall establish a Health Care Affordability Advisory Committee to provide input, including recommendations, to the board and the office on a…