2011 California Code
Welfare and Institutions Code
DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000 - 18996]
ARTICLE 3. Administration
Section 14100.7
(a) Any Medi-Cal provider of incontinence supplies or medical supplies, or both, shall provide, to the department, a bond, or other security satisfactory to the department, of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), pursuant to regulations adopted by the department.
(b) (1) After three years of continuous operation as a provider of incontinence supplies or medical supplies, or both, a Medi-Cal provider may apply to the department for an exemption from the requirements of subdivision (a).
(2) The department shall adopt regulations establishing conditions for the approval or denial of applications for exemption pursuant to paragraph (1).
(c) For purposes of this section, incontinence supplies and medical supplies mean items prescribed by a licensed practitioner to meet medical needs of the patient, and which are eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this chapter.
(d) Subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) do not apply to individuals who are licensed pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 310, Sec. 81. Effective August 19, 1998.)
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