§ 14199.110.5

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Emergency Department Physicians Account

(a) Moneys in the Emergency Department Physicians Account shall be used for the purpose of increasing reimbursements for emergency department physicians treating Medi-Cal patients as set forth in this section.

(b) The department shall, subject to the stakeholder input requirements of Section 14199.121, establish and implement one or more payment methodologies to increase reimbursements for emergency department physicians treating Medi-Cal patients. The payment methodology or methodologies shall be consistent with the purposes of this chapter, shall be designed to improve access and support for emergency department services, and shall not be conditioned on a physician’s contracted network provider status.

(Added November 5, 2024, by initiative Proposition 35, Sec. 1. Effective December 18, 2024. Approved in Proposition 35 at the November 5, 2024, election. Operative January 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 14199.135.)

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