California Welfare and Institutions Code PART 3.6 - Low Income Health Program

• Section 15909.
  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Pursuant to Section 14180, the Legislature directed the department to apply for a successor federal waiver or...
• Section 15909.1.
  For purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Demonstration project” means a federal waiver or demonstration project described in Section 14180 approved by the...
• Section 15910.
  (a)  Subject to federal approval of a demonstration project effective on or after November 1, 2010, the department shall, by no later than July 1,...
• Section 15910.1.
  (a)  For LIHPs serving HCCI-eligible individuals , subject to federal funding limits or requirements that differ from the requirements for individuals described in subdivision (a)...
• Section 15910.2.
  (a) The eligible entity shall meet both of the following requirements and any additional requirements imposed by the Special Terms and Conditions of the demonstration project...
• Section 15910.3.
  (a) In consultation with participating entities, the department shall determine actuarially sound per enrollee capitation rates for LIHPs that are adequate and sufficient to ensure access...
• Section 15910.4.
  As a condition of participation in the voluntary program provided under this part, a LIHP shall comply with Section 14169.7.5.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 286,...
• Section 15910.5.
  (a) An application to operate a Low Income Health Program (LIHP) by a nondesignated public hospital, pursuant to subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b)...
• Section 15911.
  (a) Funding for each LIHP shall be based on all of the following:(1) The amount of funding that the participating entity voluntarily provides for the nonfederal share...
• Section 15911.1.
  Upon the order of the Director of Finance, the Controller shall draw warrants against General Fund cash to provide cashflow loans as follows:(a) The Director of...
• Section 15912.
  (a) Subject to the Special Terms and Conditions of the demonstration project, the department shall ensure that the LIHPs established under this part are evaluated to...
• Section 15912.1.
  (a) The department, in collaboration with the State Department of Public Health, shall develop policies and guidance on the transition of persons diagnosed with HIV/AIDS from...
• Section 15913.
  Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret,...
• Section 15914.
  The application process used by the department to authorize entities to operate LIHPs and any agreements entered into by, or modified by, the department for...
• Section 15915.
  In the event of a conflict between a provision of this part and a term or condition of the successor federal waiver or demonstration project...
• Section 15916.
  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Department of Health Care Services and all other departments take all appropriate steps to fully...

Last modified: October 22, 2018