BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1783
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1783 (Hayashi)
As Amended June 14, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |74-0 |(April 22, |SENATE: |33-0 |(August 2, |
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Original Committee Reference: HEALTH
SUMMARY : Permits a Medi-Cal dental provider to change locations
within the same county by filing a change of location form in lieu
of submitting a complete application package.
The Senate amendments :
1)Add a definition of "individual dentist practice."
2)Make other technical and clarifying amendments.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes the Medi-Cal Program, administered by the Department
of Health Care (DHCS), which provides comprehensive health
benefits to low-income children, their parents or caretaker
relatives, pregnant women, elderly, blind or disabled persons,
nursing home residents, and refugees who meet specified
eligibility criteria.
2)Requires new Medi-Cal provider applicants, applicants for
continued provider participation, and providers moving to a new
address to submit a complete application package to DHCS.
3)Provides an exemption from 2) above for a Medi-Cal physician
provider in good standing in the Medi-Cal program who changes
locations within the same county by allowing the provider to
continue enrollment at the new location by filing a change of
location form.
4)Requires DHCS, within 180 days of receiving an application
package, or from the date of notice to an applicant that the
applicant does not qualify as a preferred provider to grant
applicant provisional provider status for a period no longer than
12 months or provide written notice to the applicant or the
deficiencies or other reasons for denial or delay.
AB 1783
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5)Reduces the time period in 4) above to 90 days for an individual
physician who files a change of location form.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was essentially similar to the
version passed by the Senate.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations Committee,
pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
COMMENTS : According to the author, this bill is intended to allow
individual licensed dentists who are enrolled and in good standing
in the Medi-Cal Program to use a streamlined process to register a
new address that was established to enroll individual physicians in
good standing.
Analysis Prepared by : Marjorie Swartz / HEALTH / (916) 319-2097
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