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California Code, Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 14105.18

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, provider rates of payment for services rendered in all of the following programs shall be identical to the rates of payment for the same service performed by the same provider type pursuant to the Medi-Cal program:

(1) The California Children's Services Program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 123800) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) The Genetically Handicapped Persons Program established pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 125125) of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.

(3) The Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program established pursuant to Article 1.3 (commencing with Section 104150) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 103 of the Health and Safety Code and the breast cancer programs specified in Section 30461.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(4) The State-Only Family Planning Program established pursuant to Division 24 (commencing with Section 24000).

(5) The Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (Family PACT) Program established pursuant to subdivision (aa) of Section 14132.

(6) The Healthy Families Program established pursuant to Part 6.2 (commencing with Section 12693) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code if the health care services are provided by a Medi-Cal provider pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 12693.26 of the Insurance Code.

(7) The Access for Infants and Mothers Program established pursuant to Part 6.3 (commencing with Section 12695) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code if the health care services are provided by a Medi-Cal provider.

(b) The director may identify in regulations other programs not listed in subdivision (a) in which providers shall be paid rates of payment that are identical to the rates of payments in the Medi-Cal program pursuant to subdivision (a).

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), services provided under any of the programs described in subdivisions (a) and (b) may be reimbursed at rates greater than the Medi-Cal rate that would otherwise be applicable if those rates are adopted by the director in regulations.

(d) Payment increases made pursuant to Section 14105.196 shall not apply to provider rates of payment described in this section for services provided to individuals not eligible for Medi-Cal or Family PACT.

(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2011.

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