Section 16980.
16980. (a) The department shall make initial monthly payments of county allocations made pursuant to Section 16941 upon application of the county assuring that it will comply with the provisions of this part. Payments shall be made on a monthly basis. Payments made beyond February 15 of each fiscal year, shall be contingent upon the signing […]
Section 16981.
16981. (a) The department shall conduct fiscal and program reviews to ensure county compliance with the provisions of this part, and shall report annually the results of these reviews to the Legislature. The department may withhold funds, up to the total amount of funds allocated under this chapter, if a county fails to correct deficiencies in […]
Section 16990.
16990. (a) (1) Any county receiving an allocation pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16930) shall, at a minimum, maintain a level of financial support of county funds for health services at least equal to the total of the amounts specified in this subdivision. The amounts specified in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted […]
Section 16990.1.
16990.1. Notwithstanding the first sentence of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 16990, for the purposes of determining the level of financial support in the 1996–97 fiscal year, the amounts specified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 16990 shall be added to 50 percent of the amounts specified in […]
Section 16990.5.
16990.5. (a) The following definitions shall govern the construction of this section, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Capital outlay” means net disproportionate share hospital revenues used for projects that involve the acquisition, construction, renovation, improvement, modernization, expansion, or replacement of a plant, building, or fixed or movable equipment, including debt service for facilities used in the […]
Section 16953.3.
16953.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other restrictions on reimbursement, a county shall adopt a fee schedule to establish a uniform, reasonable level of reimbursement from the Physician Services Account for reimbursable services. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other restrictions on reimbursement, the State Department of Public Health shall adopt a single fee schedule to establish a uniform, reasonable level of […]
Section 16955.
16955. Reimbursement for losses incurred by any physician shall be limited to services provided to a patient as established by subdivisions (f) and (g) of Section 16952, and where all of the following conditions have been met: (a) The physician has inquired if there is a responsible third-party source of payment. (b) The physician has billed for […]
Section 16955.1.
16955.1. This article shall not be applied or interpreted so as to prevent a physician from seeking payment from a patient or responsible third-party payor, or arranging a repayment schedule for the costs of services rendered prior to receiving payment under this article. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 51, Sec. 42. Effective April 18, 1990.)
Section 16956.
16956. (a) The administering agency shall establish procedures and time schedules for submission and processing of reimbursement claims submitted by physicians in accordance with this chapter. (b) Schedules for payment established in accordance with this section shall provide for disbursement of the funds available in the account periodically and at least quarterly, if funds remain available for […]
Section 16956.5.
16956.5. (a) The administering agency may establish an EMS Fund advisory committee. The committee shall include emergency physicians and emergency department oncall backup panel physicians. The committee shall advise the administering agency regarding distribution of funds pursuant to this section. (b) If the administering agency establishes a committee pursuant to subdivision (a) and the committee, upon an […]