(a) For dates of service on and after July 1, 2022, or the effective date of any necessary federal approvals as required by subdivision (b), whichever is later, the reimbursement rates or payments for all of the following services and providers may be maintained, using General Fund or other state funds appropriated to the department as the state share, at the payment levels in effect on December 31, 2021, including supplemental payments or rate increases, or both, as applicable, under the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 (Proposition 56, an initiative measure approved at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election) that were implemented with funds from the Healthcare Treatment Fund, as established pursuant to subdivision (a) of § 30130.55 of the Revenue and Taxation Code:

(1) Case management services provided under the Medi-Cal HIV/AIDS Waiver Program.

(2) Targeted payments for qualifying providers of Community-Based Adult Services (CBAS), as described in Section 14186.3 and subdivision (d) of Section 14184.201, based on criteria established and updated by the department, which may include, but need not be limited to, higher operating costs for CBAS providers in certain areas of the state.

(3) Developmental screenings for individuals zero to three years of age, inclusive, as described in Section 14132.195.

(4) Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) trauma screenings.

(5) Nonemergency medical transportation.

(6) Home health providers of medically necessary in-home services for children and adults in the Medi-Cal fee-for-service system or through home and community-based services waivers.

(7) Pediatric day health care facilities in the Medi-Cal fee-for-service system.

(b) In implementing this section, the department shall seek any federal approvals it deems necessary. This section shall be implemented only to the extent that any necessary federal approvals are obtained and federal financial participation is available and is not otherwise jeopardized.

(c) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement this section, in whole or in part, by means of provider bulletins or other similar instructions, without taking any further regulatory action.

(d) The department shall develop the eligibility criteria, methodologies, and parameters for the payments and rate increases maintained pursuant to subdivision (a), and may revise the eligibility criteria, methodologies, and parameters, for purposes including, but not limited to, obtaining or maintaining any necessary federal approvals as required by subdivision (b).

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 91. (SB 184) Effective June 30, 2022.)