BILL NUMBER: SB 732	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Alquist

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act relating to public health.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 732, as introduced, Alquist. Medi-Cal reimbursement:
   Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, administered by
the State Department of Health Care Services, under which health care
services, including intermediate care facility services for persons
with developmental disabilities, are provided to qualified low-income
persons. Existing law prescribes procedures for Medi-Cal
reimbursement at these facilities.
   Existing law requires that, as a condition of Medi-Cal program
participation, and subject to federal approval, there be imposed a
quality assurance fee on designated intermediate care facilities,
with the moneys collected from these fees to be used for specified
purposes under the Medi-Cal program to support quality improvement of
intermediate care facilities, as prescribed.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation relating to those provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation relating to the provisions of the Medi-Cal Long-Term Care
Reimbursement Act (Article 3.8 (commencing with Section 14126) of
Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code) and the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Assurance Fee (Article
7.5 (commencing with Section 1324) of Chapter 2 of Division 2 of the
Health and Safety Code).