No prior authorization shall be necessary for the provision of nonemergency medical transportation services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries when the beneficiary is being transported from an acute care hospital following a stay as an inpatient to a nursing facility or any category of intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled licensed pursuant to § 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.

(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1329, Sec. 31. Effective September 26, 1990.)

Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 14136.3

  • 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
  • Medi-Cal: means the California Medical Assistance Program. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14063