2010 California Code
Welfare and Institutions Code
Article 5.225. Quality Assurance Fee Act

14167.41.  (a) Effective January 1, 2011, there shall be imposed,
pursuant to subdivision (b), a quality assurance fee in a manner
necessary to obtain federal Medicaid matching funds that shall be due
and payable to the department by each general acute care hospital at
the rate of twenty-seven dollars and twenty-five cents ($27.25) per
managed care day, as defined by the department, for the purpose of
making Medi-Cal payments to hospitals.
   (b) The quality assurance fee required by this article shall be
imposed pursuant to the authority of a subsequent statute enacted to
take effect on or after January 1, 2011, that also does both of the
following:
   (1) Establishes how the revenue from the quality assurance fee on
managed care days required by this article is apportioned among
hospitals.
   (2) Imposes a quality assurance fee for all other applicable
hospital days.
   (c) The subsequent statute described in subdivision (b) shall
provide for a supplemental payment for Medi-Cal managed care
inpatient days that shall not be less than the supplemental per diem
rate for Medi-Cal managed care inpatient days set forth in Article
5.21 (commencing with Section 14167.1).
   (d) This article shall be implemented only if, and to the extent
that, all necessary federal approvals have been obtained.
   (e) This article shall be implemented only if, and to the extent
that, no increased cost to the General Fund results from
implementation of this article.