ARTICLE 2. Negotiated Hospital Rates

Article 2 added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 102, Sec. 133.

§§ 14610–14620 · 9 sections

• § 14610 As used in this article: (a) “Rate” means the rate of reimbursement per unit of service which is agreed to by the department and a hospital. (b) “Unit of…
• § 14611 It is the intention of the Legislature to enact a method for reimbursing hospitals for inpatient and outpatient services provided to Medi-Cal beneficiaries on…
• § 14612 The Legislature further intends that the alternatives developed and tested pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be consistent with the following…
• § 14613 (a) The department shall develop at least three alternative methods of reimbursing hospitals for providing inpatient and outpatient hospital services to…
• § 14614 Each alternative method for prospectively negotiated rate reimbursement developed pursuant to this article shall do the following: (a) Reduce administrative…
• § 14616 Not sooner than 30 days after providing notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the department may implement on a test basis any of the…
• § 14617 Nothing in this article shall be construed to require that hospitals participate in a prospectively negotiated rate test, as provided by this article, as a…
• § 14619 For the 1981–82 fiscal year, the Controller may transfer such funds among Items 426-001-001, 426-001-890, 426-101-001, and 426-101-890 of the Budget Act of…
• § 14620 Authority to implement negotiated hospital rates after the completion of the pilot study and after June 30, 1983, shall be contingent on both of the following:…