California AB1328 updates Medi-Cal reimbursements for nonemergency ambulance transportation.

California AB1328 adds new provisions to the Welfare and Institutions Code, allowing medical transportation providers to use various mechanisms for documenting mileage in Medi-Cal records. It also allows physicians or authorized nonphysicians to certify the medical necessity of nonemergency ambulance transportation services. The bill adjusts reimbursement rates based on the Geographic Practice Cost Index and establishes a Medi-Cal managed care directed payment program to increase reimbursement rates. The changes apply to both Medi-Cal fee-for-service and managed care plans.

California AB1328 updates Medi-Cal reimbursements for nonemergency ambulance transportation.

California AB1328 adds new provisions to the Welfare and Institutions Code, allowing medical transportation providers to use various mechanisms for documenting mileage in Medi-Cal records. It also allows physicians or authorized nonphysicians to certify the medical necessity of nonemergency ambulance transportation services. The bill adjusts reimbursement rates based on the Geographic Practice Cost Index and establishes a Medi-Cal managed care directed payment program to increase reimbursement rates. The changes apply to both Medi-Cal fee-for-service and managed care plans.