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Welfare and Institutions Code § 14133.85

ARTICLE 4. The Medi-Cal Benefits Program

Current as of September 28, 2026 · not in forceWelf. & Inst. Code, § 14133.85Official source ↗Ask about this

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 Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.

No version of this section is in force on September 28, 2026; the latest listed version is shown.

(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(c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.