2012 California Codes
HSC - Health and Safety Code
DIVISION 115 - Office of Patient Advocate [136000 - 136030]
Section 136030
(a) Effective July 1, 2012, in addition to the moneys received pursuant to subdivision (d), funding for the actual and necessary expenses of the office in implementing this division shall be provided, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, from transfers of moneys from the Managed Care Fund and the Insurance Fund.
(b) The share of funding from the Managed Care Fund shall be based on the number of covered lives in the state that are covered under plans regulated by the Department of Managed Health Care, including covered lives under Medi-Cal managed care and the Healthy Families Program, as determined by the Department of Managed Health Care, in proportion to the total number of all covered lives in the state.
(c) The share of funding to be provided from the Insurance Fund shall be based on the number of covered lives in the state that are covered under health insurance policies and benefit plans regulated by the Department of Insurance, including covered lives under Medicare supplement plans, as determined by the Department of Insurance, in proportion to the total number of all covered lives in the state. For the 2012–13 budget year, the apportionment shall be effective for the period from January 1, 2013, to July 1, 2013, consistent with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 136000.
(d) In addition to moneys received pursuant to subdivision (a), the office may receive funding as follows:
(1) The office may apply to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for federal grants.
(2) The office may apply to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for a grant under Section 2793 of the federal Public Health Service Act, as added by Section 1002 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148).
(3) To the extent permitted by federal law, the office may seek federal financial participation for assisting beneficiaries of the Medi-Cal program.
(e) All moneys received by the Office of Patient Advocate shall be deposited into the fund specified in Section 136020.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 552, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2012.)
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