Welf. & Inst. Code, § 14491 · Article 7. Pilot Programs
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 14491
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The director shall pursue the feasibility of establishing the following as pilot programs:
(a) A capitated, risk-assuming contract with one or more regional fiscal intermediaries.
(b) A capitated, risk-assuming contract with acute care hospitals within a county or region.
(c) A capitated, risk-assuming contract with one or more organizations which provide payment to a specified class or classes of providers.
For purposes of this section, “risk-assuming” means the pilot program contractor agrees to assume the risk of utilization of services or costs of services, or both.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1036.
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