§ 129055

In order to comply with subdivision (j) of Section 129050, any borrower that is certified for reimbursement for cost of care under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall demonstrate that its facility is used by persons for whom the cost of care is reimbursed under that chapter, in a proportion that is reasonable based upon the proportion of Medi-Cal patients in the community served by the borrower and by persons for whom the costs of care is reimbursed under Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act in a proportion that is reasonable based upon the proportion of Medicare patients in the community served by the borrower.

For the purposes of this chapter, the community means the service areas or patient populations for which the health facility provides health care services, unless the department determines that, or the borrower demonstrates to the satisfaction of the office that, a different definition is more appropriate for the borrower’s facility.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 236. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)