AB 678 — Medi-Cal: podiatric services.

Summary

Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services, including podiatric services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law provides that prior authorization for podiatric services provided on an outpatient or inpatient basis is not required if specified conditions are met, including an urgent or emergency need for services at the time of service. This bill would repeal these provisions, and would instead prohibit the requirement of prior authorization for podiatric services provided by a doctor of podiatric medicine if a physician and surgeon rendering the same services would not be required to provide prior authorization. The bill would clarify that a doctor of podiatric medicine acting within their scope of practice and providing specified services is subject to the same Medi-Cal billing and services policies as required for a physician and surgeon, including a maximum numerical service limitation in any one calendar month.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/02/19 - Chaptered Current pdf October 02, 2019
• Enrolled 09/03/19 - Enrolled pdf September 03, 2019
• Amended 07/08/19 - Amended Senate pdf July 08, 2019
• Amended 04/09/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 09, 2019
• Introduced 02/15/19 - Introduced pdf February 15, 2019
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Action History

1. October 02, 2019

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 433, Statutes of 2019.

2. October 02, 2019

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 05, 2019

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

4. August 30, 2019

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2890.).

5. August 15, 2019

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. August 15, 2019

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2183.).

7. August 13, 2019

   Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

8. August 12, 2019

   From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

9. July 08, 2019

   Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

10. July 05, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 3).

11. June 13, 2019

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

12. June 06, 2019

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

13. May 24, 2019

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

14. May 23, 2019

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1873.)

15. May 20, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

16. May 16, 2019

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (May 16).

17. April 24, 2019

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

18. April 10, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

19. April 09, 2019

    Read second time and amended.

20. April 08, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 2).

21. March 26, 2019

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

22. February 28, 2019

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

23. February 19, 2019

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

24. February 15, 2019

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Heath Flora · Primary

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