BILL NUMBER: AB 2545INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Logue FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to add Section 14136.6 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2545, as introduced, Logue. Medi-Cal: nonemergency medical transportation. Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing law provides for a schedule of health care benefits under the Medi-Cal program, including medical transportation services, subject to utilization controls. This bill would require nonemergency medical transportation services provided to Medi-Cal beneficiaries by managed care organizations directly or under contractual arrangements to be subject to the same personnel, equipment, and inspection requirements as nonemergency medical transportation services provided by fee-for-service enrolled providers. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 14136.6 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: 14136.6. Notwithstanding any other law, nonemergency medical transportation services provided to Medi-Cal beneficiaries by managed care organizations directly or under contractual arrangements shall be subject to the same personnel, equipment, and inspection requirements as nonemergency medical transportation services provided by fee-for-service enrolled providers.