BILL NUMBER: SB 966	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Alquist

                        FEBRUARY 5, 2010

   An act to add Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 14183) to
Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code, relating to Medi-Cal.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 966, as introduced, Alquist. Medi-Cal: medical homes.
   Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, administered by
the State Department of Health Care Services, under which health care
services are provided to qualified low-income recipients. One of the
methods by which these services are provided is pursuant to
contracts with various types of managed care plans.
   This bill would require the department to develop a definition of
"medical home," as specified. This bill would also require the
department to establish a timetable for Medi-Cal managed care plans
to provide beneficiaries with a medical home.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 14183) is added to
Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code, to read:

      Article 5.5.  Medical Home


   14183.  The department shall develop a definition of "medical home"
that is consistent with the 2008 Physician Practice
Connections-Patient-Centered Medical Home Standards and Guidelines
established by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
   14183.2.  The department shall establish a timetable for Medi-Cal
managed care plans to provide beneficiaries with a medical home.
   14183.4.  Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section
11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the
department shall, without taking regulatory action, implement this
article by means of all-county letters or similar instructions.