California Welfare and Institutions Code 14088.17 – (a) The department may contract under this article, on an …
(a) The department may contract under this article, on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis, with an established professional organization with a membership which consists of physicians who engage in the types of practices or who provide services in the locations set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 14088.
(b) (1) A contract under this section shall be implemented in a manner consistent with any federal waivers which are obtained by the department to enable such an arrangement.
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 14088.17
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
- department: means the State Department of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14062
- Medi-Cal: means the California Medical Assistance Program. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14063
(2) Where federal waivers permit restrictions on beneficiary freedom of choice, the contract shall provide covered Medi-Cal beneficiaries with an initial choice of a primary care physician and a procedure through which a beneficiary may change primary care physicians with good cause.
(c) This section shall apply only to the provision of services to beneficiaries who, for purposes of Medi-Cal eligibility determination, are residents of Lake County, Mendocino County, or Sonoma County.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 745, Sec. 1.)