(a) (1) The department shall authorize a payment reform pilot project for FQHCs using an APM in accordance with this article.
(2) Implementation of the APM pilot project shall begin no sooner than July 1, 2016, subject to any necessary federal approvals.
(3) The department shall authorize implementation of an APM pilot project with respect to a county for a period of up to three years.
(4) At least 90 days prior to implementation of an APM pilot project for a participating FQHC site in a county, the department shall notify a principal health plan in writing of the principal health plan’s specific APM supplemental capitation rate for the participating FQHC in the county. The notification from the department to the principal health plan shall be based on the rates submitted by the department for federal approval. If the APM supplemental capitation rates are modified after the notification to a principal health plan, the department shall notify a principal health plan of the revised rates and, if the principal health plan requests, adjust the implementation date of the APM pilot project for a participating FQHC in a county so that it occurs at least 90 days after the revised rate notification.
(5) At least 90 days prior to implementation of an APM pilot project for a participating FQHC site in a county, the department shall notify a principal health plan and the FQHC site in writing of the clinic-specific PMPM rate for the participating FQHC site in the county.
(6) The APM pilot project for a participating FQHC site in a county shall begin no sooner than the first day of the month following the month in which the department received federal approval of the principal health plan’s specific APM supplemental capitation rates.
(b) The APM pilot project shall comply with federal APM requirements and the department shall file a state plan amendment and seek any federal approvals as necessary for the implementation of this article. Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize the department to seek federal approval to affirmatively waive Section 1396a(bb)(6) of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(c) Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit or eliminate services provided by FQHCs as covered benefits in the Medi-Cal program.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 760, Sec. 1. (SB 147) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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