California Welfare and Institutions Code ARTICLE 5.1 - California Medical Assistance Commission

• Section 14165.
  (a) There is hereby created in the Governor’s office the California Medical Assistance Commission, for the purpose of contracting with health care delivery systems for the...
• Section 14165.1.
  The commission shall be composed of seven voting members and two ex officio members. The voting members shall be selected from persons with experience in...
• Section 14165.2.
  The Governor shall appoint three members of the commission, one of which shall be designated chairperson. The Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Rules...
• Section 14165.3.
  The commission shall hire an executive director, legal counsel and such other staff as necessary consistent with funds appropriated in the Budget Act. All professional...
• Section 14165.4.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that beginning July 1, 1983, the functions, powers, and duties contained in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 14081)...
• Section 14165.5.
  The executive director shall act under the authority of the commission and shall negotiate the terms, services, and costs consistent with funds available. The commission...
• Section 14165.6.
  The commission shall direct the planning, development and negotiation of contract services which provide for:(a) The provision of services through a capitation methodology, including, but not...
• Section 14165.7.
  All decisions of the commission shall be by a majority of four votes, including the hiring of the executive director. The commission shall retain an...
• Section 14165.8.
  The commission shall be reimbursed at the annual salary of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), beginning on January 1, 2006. The commission shall set the salary...
• Section 14165.9.
  The commission shall report to the Legislature on January 1 and May 1 of each year. The January report shall include all of the following:(a) The...
• Section 14165.95.
  On or before February 1, 1984, the commission shall submit to the Legislature an evaluation of its inpatient hospital service procedure, including, but not limited...
• Section 14165.10.a.
  The commission or department may direct independent studies, to include, but not be limited to, the following objectives:(a) The development of a method of private medical...
• Section 14165.11.
  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Corrections operate in the most effective and efficient manner possible when purchasing health care...

Last modified: October 22, 2018