Primary care case management contractors shall establish, maintain, and conduct an active, ongoing outreach and recruitment effort to add primary care and specialty providers to their networks to the extent necessary to meet the health care needs of their enrollees. Contractors shall submit to the department documentation regarding the participation and availability of primary care and specialty providers added to their network on or after enactment of this section. The department may enter into primary care case management contracts with children’s hospitals.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 722, Sec. 78. Effective September 15, 1992.)