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- § 15150.5. The director shall develop and implement an allocation formula for state funds an
- § 16001.7. The department shall promote the participation of current and former foster youth
- § 16501.7. On or before December 1, 2005, the State Department of Social Services shall deve
- § 16935.5. The department may administer the distribution and monitoring of funds allocated
- § 14710. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in determining the amounts which ma
- § 15610.37.
- § 14589. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) During times of economic cr
- § 14585. For purposes of this article,
- § 14587. No Medi-Cal certification for an adult day health center shall be approved or ren
- § 14589.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law related to the Medi-Cal program or to
- § 14600. The Legislature finds and declares that expenditure demands on health service cos
- § 14574. The director shall terminate the Medi-Cal certification of any adult day health c
- § 14612. The Legislature further intends that the alternatives developed and tested pursua
- § 16524.5. The State Department of Social Services may fund the various activities authorize
- § 16524.6. The Legislature finds and declares that in order to reduce the vulnerability of a
- § 14499.74. In determining the capitated rates to be paid to a fiscal intermediary during the
- § 14573. Initial Medi-Cal certification for adult day health care providers shall expire 1
- § 16004.5. The Legislature finds and declares that there is an urgent need to develop placem
- § 14203. For purposes of administering this chapter and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section
- § 14204. Pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the department may contract with one
- § 15703.1. Temporary emergency protective custody under this chapter shall not exceed a peri
- § 15705. A designated county agency shall initiate an investigation and file a petition fo
- § 14206. No prepaid health plan or pilot program shall be deemed to transact insurance or
- § 14250. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article
- § 15858. The department shall administer the provisions of this chapter and may do all of
- § 15854.5. Effective July 1, 2022, to the extent allowable under federal law, and notwithsta
- § 15857. Each health care service plan, specialized health care service plan, and health i
- § 14253.
- § 14254.
- § 14300. The department shall publish a notice of intent to contract at least 60 days prio
- § 14256. The
- § 14257. Nothing in this act shall preclude the director from contracting with licensed sp
- § 14301.2. The director may defer fee-for-service payments or payments to Medi-Cal managed c
- § 15701.4.
- § 14258.
- § 14261.
- § 14263.
- § 14265.
- § 14199.129. Stakeholder Advisory Committee Established (a) The Protect Access to Health Care
- § 14199.132. Powers and Duties of the Committee (a) (1) The committee is advisory only and doe
- § 15849. Effective July 1, 2022, to the extent allowable under federal law, notwithstandin
- § 15852. The County Health Initiative Matching Fund is hereby continued in existence withi
- § 15860. Nothing in this chapter creates a right or an entitlement to the provision of hea
- § 14199.136. Standing to Defend Chapter Notwithstanding any other law, if the State of Califor
- § 15842. Notwithstanding any other law, for a subscriber who is determined by the Californ
- § 14301.3. The department shall ensure that Medi-Cal managed care plans demonstrate ongoing
- § 14303. No contract between the department and the prepaid health plan shall be amended w
- § 15835. Subscribers enrolled pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1583
- § 15836. If a subscriber is dissatisfied with any action, or failure to act, that has occu
- § 15838. A provider who is furnished documentation of a subscriber
- § 14199.135. Construction of Chapter (a) Severability. The provisions of this chapter are seve
- § 15841. Through its courts, statutes, and under its Constitution, California protects a w
- § 15830. The department may contract with a variety of health plans and types of health ca
- § 15834. A person shall not be eligible for covered services under the program if those se
- § 15827. The department shall administer the program in a manner that ensures that program
- § 14199.127. Operation (a) This article shall be inoperative during any portion of a calendar
- § 14199.121. Stakeholder Input (a) (1) The department, or any other state government agency or
- § 14199.120.6. Improved Dental Services Account (a) Moneys in the Improved Dental Services Accou
- § 14199.120.9. Medi-Cal Access and Support Account (a) Moneys in the Medi-Cal Access and Support
- § 14199.123. Continued Imposition of Tax (a) It is the intent of the people of the State of Ca
- § 14199.112. Outpatient and Clinic Access Account (a) Moneys in the Outpatient and Clinic Acce
- § 15802. The State Department of Health Care Services may issue rules and regulations to c
- § 14304.5. Each prepaid health plan shall provide directly or through subcontractors, not le
- § 14303.1. The department shall have authority to amend a prepaid health plan contract in ac
- § 14201. The intent of the Legislature is to provide, to the extent feasible, through the
- § 15803. To implement this part and clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6) of su
- § 15804. On October 1, 2013, or when the State Department of Health Care Services has impl
- § 16524. The Child Welfare Services Program Improvement Fund is hereby established in the
- § 14199.110. Specialty Care Account (a) Moneys in the Specialty Care Account shall be used for
- § 16519.62. The out-of-court statements of a child under 12 years of age who is the subject o
- § 14311. Prepaid health plans, the services they provide, and the persons receiving these
- § 14312. The director shall adopt all necessary rules and regulations to carry out the pro
- § 14303.2. The department shall have authority to amend a prepaid health plan contract in ac
- § 16519.63. An administrative law judge conducting a hearing pursuant to this article may per
- § 14308. Each prepaid health plan shall furnish to the director such information and repor
- § 16519.61. A county or the department may deny a resource family application or rescind the
- § 16524.8.
- § 16519.64. In any administrative proceeding conducted pursuant to this article in which a ch
- § 14197.8.
- § 14199.109. Primary Care Account (a) Moneys in the Primary Care Account shall be used for the
- § 14199.111. Community Health Workers Account (a) The Community Health Workers Account is here
- § 16523.54. Update on CCR-Related Costs and Savings. Once available, the updates described in
- § 14309. The department shall provide for a continuing study of the quality of care and se
- § 15801. The terms of all regulations and orders adopted by the Managed Risk Medical Insur
- § 14400. Every prepaid health plan shall have an open enrollment period at least once ever
- § 14402. The prepaid health plan shall enroll only those Medi-Cal beneficiaries who reside
- § 14407. Enrollment in a prepaid health plan shall be voluntary and a prepaid health plan
- § 15806. A contract, lease, license, bond, or any other agreement to which the Managed Ris
- § 16523.55. Child and Family Teams (CFT) and Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)
- § 14199.116. Emergency Department and Hospital Services Account (a) Moneys in the Emergency De
- § 16521. The State Department of Social Services, in consultation with representatives of
- § 16523.56. Resource Families. (a) The updates described in Section 16523.5 shall include a s
- § 16523.57. Supporting the Transitions of Child Welfare Youth from Group Homes and Reduced Us
- § 16523.58. System Changes. Pursuant to existing reporting requirements on the replacement st
- § 14315. When it has been determined that a prepaid health plan has received an overpaymen
- § 14316. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, contracts with plans which are enter
- § 16521.3. The Department of General Services and all other affected state agencies shall co
- § 16522. The State Department of Social Services shall license transitional housing placem
- § 15762. When an allegation of abuse of an elder or dependent adult is reported to a count
- § 15765. This chapter shall become operative on May 1, 1999. Commencing with the 1999
- § 15766. The investigation of allegations of elder and dependent adult abuse pursuant to t
- § 14199.113. Family Planning Account (a) Moneys in the Family Planning Account shall be used f
- § 16520. The Legislature recognizes that wards and dependent children share many character
- § 16519.65. For matters set before the State Hearings Division, the county or respondent may
- § 16519.7. The training requirements of subparagraph (I) of paragraph (13) of subdivision (g
- § 16525.10. In order to promote the development of placements that will allow children to mov
- § 16525.13. A participating county shall provide special training to recruited foster parents
- § 16523.52. Update on Capacity to Provide Mental Health Services. With a focus on changes ove
- § 16525.5.
- § 16524.9. The State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the County Welfare
- § 16524.11. This chapter shall become operative on January 1, 2015.
- § 16525.1.
- § 15754. Notwithstanding any provision of law governing the disclosure of information and
- § 15755. A law enforcement agency may seek a search warrant from a magistrate pursuant to
- § 16525.2.
- § 16525.4.
- § 14199.117. Designated Public Hospital Account (a) Moneys in the Designated Public Hospital A
- § 15705.15. In issuing an emergency order under this article, the court shall adhere to all o
- § 15760. Adult protective services shall include investigations, needs assessments, remedi
- § 15767. The department, in consultation with representatives from the County Welfare Dire
- § 14199.108.5. Treatment of Increased or Supplemental Payments Increased or supplemental payment
- § 15705.30. The hearing on a petition for an emergency order under this article shall be held
- § 15705.2. A petition for an emergency order under this article shall set forth all of the f
- § 15811. The definitions contained in this section govern the construction of this chapter
- § 15705.1. If, as a result of the preliminary hearing, the court determines that probable ca
- § 16522.5. Prior to county certification of any program to be provided by a transitional hou
- § 16523.2. Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Ch
- § 16525.15. A participating county shall select a specialized foster family home for the chil
- § 16525.17. Participating counties shall prepare a child welfare services case plan pursuant
- § 16525.20. The Legislature encourages participating counties to design and implement a range
- § 14199.104. Fund Oversight and Accountability (a) The people of the State of California hereb
- § 15751. Each county welfare department shall establish and support a system of protective
- § 15814. The department, in coordination with the California Tobacco Control Program of th
- § 14407.6. Notwithstanding Section 14407.5, the department shall, to the extent permitted by
- § 14197.07. A Medi-Cal managed care plan shall ensure access to care for latent tuberculosis
- § 15818. Each participating health plan contracting with the department pursuant to this c
- § 15822. Health care services under the program shall include, but are not limited to, all
- § 15844. A child enrolled in the program under this chapter who has a medical condition th
- § 16525.26. A participating county may contract for the provision of services under this chap
- § 16525.27. Each participating county shall submit written progress reports as required by th
- § 16525.30. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Sectio
- § 16543.5. It is the intent of the Legislature to inspect other state child welfare and fost
- § 16530. This chapter shall be inoperative in any fiscal year for which funding is not app
- § 16541.5. The council shall meet no less frequently than each quarter of the state fiscal y
- § 16542. The cochairs may appoint committees composed of council members, experts in speci
- § 16554. It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate moneys to the department in th
- § 16556. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division
- § 16545. By April 1, 2008, the Judicial Council shall adopt, through rules of court, perfo
- § 14199.102. Statement of Purpose In enacting this chapter, the purpose and intent of the peop
- § 15847.5. It shall constitute an unfair labor practice contrary to public policy and enforc
- § 15847.7. For purposes of Sections 15847, 15847.3, and 15847.5,
- § 16546. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Identifying and enga
- § 16550. For the purposes of this chapter: (a)
- § 16547.5. Funds allocated under this chapter may be used to supplement, but shall not suppl
- § 16549. Contracts entered into or amended pursuant to this chapter are exempt from Chapte
- § 14450.5. No contract between the department and a prepaid health plan that is contracting
- § 14410. No prepaid health plan or marketing representative shall adopt or utilize any pro
- § 14412. The enrollment of a Medi-Cal beneficiary in the prepaid health plan shall not be
- § 15846. The department shall encourage all providers who provide services under the progr
- § 15847. It shall constitute unfair competition for purposes of Chapter 5 (commencing with
- § 14413. Requests for disenrollment shall be made to an authorized representative of the p
- § 16544. The secretary shall ensure that all of the federal Child and Family Services Revi
- § 16544.5. The California Child Welfare Council shall establish a Mandated Reporting Advisor
- § 15862. The provisions of this chapter shall be implemented only if all of the following
- § 17003. Every county may give such emergency relief to dependent nonresidents as the resp
- § 18982.1. Councils funded by this chapter shall encourage representatives from the followin
- § 18982.2. The functions of a council shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (
- § 18982.3. Councils may form committees to carry out specific functions, such as the followi
- § 18986.13. The county board of supervisors may designate an existing, duly established inter
- § 18986.14. The council
- § 18986.20. Any county that wishes to participate under this chapter and that develops a thre
- § 18986.21. A waiver or waivers may be granted pursuant to this chapter when existing regulat
- § 15863. The state shall be held harmless for any federal disallowance resulting from this
- § 15876. Plan rates for major risk medical benefits approved for the program shall not be
- § 15878. The department may place a lien on compensation or benefits recovered or recovera
- § 18978.4. Requests for proposals shall be sent out by March 1, 1985. (b) The office shall s
- § 18978.8. The director shall, within 60 days of the operative date of this chapter, adopt r
- § 18981.1. It is the intention of the Legislature to fund child abuse prevention coordinatin
- § 15861. To the extent necessary to obtain federal financial participation for projects ap
- § 18983. Each county shall fund child abuse prevention coordinating councils which meet th
- § 18983.4. For counties without existing councils the county board of supervisors shall make
- § 18983.5. Councils funded under this chapter shall be incorporated as nonprofit corporation
- § 18983.8. Councils receiving funding under this chapter shall provide a local cash or in-ki
- § 18986.2. It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to encourage the d
- § 18986.3. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a)
- § 18986.12. The council shall convene monthly and shall, in addition, convene at least two pu
- § 15848. The Perinatal Insurance Fund is continued in existence in the State Treasury unde
- § 15848.5. The department shall authorize the expenditure of money in the fund to cover prog
- § 18978.2. The office shall distribute a standard request for proposal and shall select the
- § 18978.3. In awarding grants for primary prevention programs, the office: (a) May, in order
- § 14199.97. This article shall become operative on July 1, 2026, or the date on which the act
- § 18981. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Child abuse is one o
- § 18986.22. A negotiated contract may be awarded pursuant to this chapter when existing regul
- § 15884.5. It shall constitute unfair competition for purposes of Chapter 5 (commencing with
- § 15880. Benefits under this article or Article 4 (commencing with Section 15881) shall be
- § 15881. The department shall provide coverage through participating health plans and may
- § 15883. The department shall withdraw its approval of any participating health benefits p
- § 14199.119. Improving Mental Health Account (a) (1) Moneys in the Improving Mental Health Acc
- § 14451.5. A prepaid health plan contractor may not enter into subcontracts when such an act
- § 14199.118. Affordable Prescription Drugs Account (a) The Affordable Prescription Drugs Accou
- § 14452.5. Each prepaid health plan shall provide the services of a psychologist and psychia
- § 15886. After the applicant notifies the department in writing of his or her choice of pa
- § 15886.5. A subscriber may request a change in coverage based upon a change in the family s
- § 15888. If a subscriber is dissatisfied with any action or failure to act which has occur
- § 15888.5. Subscribers and their dependents who become eligible for Medicare Part A and Part
- § 15885. The department may permit the exclusion of coverage or benefits for charges or ex
- § 14199.75. In serving as a conduit for payments under this article, qualified clinics are ca
- § 15908. This part shall become inoperative on the date that the director executes a decla
- § 15890.5. Each health plan contracting with the department pursuant to Article 4 (commencin
- § 15891.5. A participating health plan may charge subscriber contributions under this articl
- § 15894.5. From money appropriated by the Legislature to the fund, the department may expend
- § 16600. The department shall administer the federal Promoting Safe and Stable Families fu
- § 14168.40.5. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division
- § 15902. Persons eligible to be served by the Health Care Coverage Initiative are low-inco
- § 15900. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Approximately 21 percent of
- § 15901. There is hereby established the Health Care Coverage Initiative to expand health
- § 15903. The Health Care Coverage Initiative shall be designed and implemented to achieve
- § 14169.17.5. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division
- § 14169.39. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or Article 5.228 (commencing
- § 14169.41. This article shall remain operative only until the later of the following: (1) Ja
- § 14169.60. The amount of any payments made under this article to private hospitals, includin
- § 14456. The department shall conduct annual medical audits of each prepaid health plan un
- § 16801. The following definitions shall govern the construction of this part, unless the
- § 16809.5. Funds appropriated for the purposes of this section shall be allocated on a month
- § 14452.6. Prepaid health plans, or their subcontractors, shall not bill any enrollee for co
- § 14453. In compensating directors and officers, the prepaid health plan shall not compens
- § 14455. The prepaid health plan shall maintain a complete unit medical record for each en
- § 16602. Notwithstanding Section 16500, each county that chooses to utilize federal Promot
- § 16604. Except as provided in subdivision (b), counties shall spend a minimum of 20 perce
- § 16604.5. When preparing their needs assessments and plans to implement the federal Family
- § 16800.7. Agencies responsible for conducting fiscal or program audits or inspections of gr
- § 14169.8. The amount of any payments made under this article to private hospitals, includin
- § 16812. The State Department of Health Services, in consultation with the local jurisdict
- § 16817. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county may enter into contracts wit
- § 14456.3. The department shall share with the Department of Managed Health Care its finding
- § 14457. In addition to the reviews required or authorized by Section 14456, the departmen
- § 14459.7. The department shall implement a Management Information System
- § 14459.8. By no later than March 15, 2013, with annual updates thereafter, the department s
- § 14460. A schedule of reviews, visits, and audits shall be jointly established by the Dep
- § 14175. The director may release any lien imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
- § 16170. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Finding adoptive fam
- § 14176.5. Whenever it has been determined, pursuant to an audit conducted by the department
- § 16171. The purposes of this chapter are to: (a) Authorize the State Department of Social
- § 16172. As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply, unless the context clea
- § 15350. The projects shall specifically delineate the scope and nature of services to be
- § 15352. Supportive care organization services shall be made available as needed.
- § 15375. Projects shall establish eligibility criteria in order that a mix is obtained whi
- § 15207. The county shall estimate the social security increases for the month of October
- § 15325. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the
- § 14462. In accordance with Section 14081.5, the provisions of Section 15459 of the Govern
- § 14464. The department may negotiate and establish an individual administrative cost limi
- § 14466. The plan shall make a request to the department to temporarily disenroll any enro
- § 15450. The department shall request such waivers as are necessary for the use of health
- § 15501.
- § 15376. Participants shall be charged on a sliding-fee scale basis which is reasonably re
- § 15402. The projects shall provide to the department and to the participants such statist
- § 15404. Participation in a supportive care project plan shall be voluntary and the projec
- § 15406. If the participant is not satisfied with the project
- § 15610.07.
- § 15610.13.
- § 14199.87. This article shall become operative on the effective date, certified in writing b
- § 16501.27. For purposes of Section 16501.26, a person who wishes to become an identified res
- § 15511. The county welfare department shall carry out the local administrative responsibi
- § 15512. Application for supplemental food shall be made to the county welfare agency who
- § 16501.28. Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Ch
- § 14475. No prepaid health plan or pilot program contract shall be approved or renewed by
- § 15513. The county welfare department shall contract with the local health department to
- § 15520. The department shall pay the nonfederal share of the administration of program pu
- § 15601. The purposes of this act are to: (a) Require health practitioners, care custodian
- § 15610.05.
- § 15503. Persons from low-income groups include the following: (a) Persons receiving medic
- § 15504. Public social services as defined in Section 10051 also includes the supplemental
- § 14199.83. The department shall determine for each health plan, using the base data source,
- § 15610.06.
- § 15610.23.
- § 15610.19.
- § 15610.20.
- § 15610.35.
- § 14184.51. The department shall conduct, or arrange to have conducted, the evaluation of the
- § 14184.71. The department shall conduct, or arrange to have conducted, the evaluation of the
- § 16502.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county board of supervisors may rec
- § 15610.47.
- § 15610.67.
- § 15636. Any victim of elder or dependent adult abuse may refuse or withdraw consent at an
- § 15610.39.
- § 16504.6. The State Department of Social Services shall evaluate a request from an Indian t
- § 15631. Any person who is not a mandated reporter under Section 15630, who knows, or reas
- § 16506.5. Effective July 1, 2025, county child welfare agencies shall convene child and fam
- § 15632. In any court proceeding or administrative hearing, neither the physician-patient
- § 15654. As described in subdivision (h) of Section 12528 of the Government Code, the divi
- § 16517.5. A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not
- § 16208.
- § 16508. Permanent placement services shall be provided or arranged for by county welfare
- § 16518. The State Department of Social Services, in consultation with county placement ag
- § 14184.404. Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2027, subject to subdivision
- § 16207. Nothing in this chapter is intended to replace training requirements established
- § 16509. Cultural and religious child-rearing practices and beliefs which differ from gene
- § 15204.5. The department shall establish and maintain a plan whereby costs for county admin
- § 15657.6. A person or entity that takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains, or as
- § 16519.501. A resource family approval shall be forfeited by operation of law when one of the