AB 1644, as introduced, Medina. Medi-Cal: Drug Medi-Cal Program providers.
Existing law provides for the Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) Treatment Program, under which counties enter into contracts with the State Department of Health Care Services for providing various drug treatment services to Medi-Cal recipients, or the department directly contracts for those services if a county elects not to do so.
This bill would require a county or the department, before contracting with a certified DMC provider, to obtain criminal background information to determine if the owner has been convicted of a felony or a crime involving fraud and to request subsequent arrest notification for those crimes. The bill would also limit the term of contracts with DMC providers to a maximum of 2 years.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 14124.23 of the Welfare and Institutions
2Code is amended to read:
begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insert The department may enter into contracts for
2the procurement of services to assist the department in
3administering the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program.
4(b) In no case shall a contract with a Drug Medi-Cal Treatment
5Program provider be for a term exceeding two years.
Section 14124.27 is added to the Welfare and
7Institutions Code, to read:
(a) A county or the department, before contracting
9with a certified Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) provider, shall obtain state
10summary criminal history information from the Department of
11Justice for the DMC provider’s owner to determine if the owner
12has been convicted of a felony or any other crime involving fraud.
13(b) The owner of the DMC provider shall submit fingerprint
14images and related information to the Department of Justice for
15purposes of obtaining information as to the existence and content
16of a record of state or federal convictions, and state or federal
17arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes that the
18person is free on bail or on his or her own recognizance pending
19trial or appeal. The Department of Justice shall review the
available
20information and compile and disseminate a response to the county
21or the department, as appropriate, pursuant to Section 11105 of
22the Penal Code.
23(c) The county or department contracting with the DMC provider
24shall request subsequent arrest notification service from the
25Department of Justice, as provided under Section 11105.2 of the
26Penal Code, for the owner of the DMC provider for felonies and
27crimes involving fraud.
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