DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES 10000-18999.81›PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 11000-15771›CHAPTER 7. Basic Health Care 14000-14199.67›ARTICLE 4. The Medi-Cal Benefits Program 14131-14138
§ 14133.6
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
In acting upon prior authorization requests for nonemergency medical transportation services, the department shall consider all relevant information in its possession regarding the beneficiary for whom services are requested. The department shall act upon such requests in a timely and expeditious manner. The department shall not form separate units within its field offices to receive and act upon prior authorization requests for nonemergency medical transportation. The provisions of this section shall be applicable only in counties having a population in excess of 6,000,000.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1.)
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