California Welfare and Institutions Code 14136.4 – A written treatment authorization request for nonemergency medical …
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A written treatment authorization request for nonemergency medical transportation services for which a department employed medical consultant had provided conditional prior authorization to the provider of services via telephone, shall not be denied by the Medi-Cal field office when the written treatment authorization request subsequently submitted by the provider substantiates the medical information given with the earlier verbal request, so long as the beneficiary was eligible to receive such services.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1372, Sec. 1.)
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 14136.4
- 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
- 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