BILL NUMBER: SB 1308INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Nguyen FEBRUARY 19, 2016 An act to amend Section 14087.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1308, as introduced, Nguyen. Medi-Cal: county health systems. 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 authorizes the department to negotiate exclusive contracts with any county which seeks to provide, or arrange for the provision of the Medi-Cal services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries, as specified. Existing law requires that when the department has entered into a contract with a county, that the department, at a minimum, monitor the level and quality of services provided in the county and the county's expenditures pursuant to the contract, as specified. This bill would require the department to additionally report to the Legislature annually on the level and quality of services provided in the county and the county's expenditures pursuant to the contract. 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 14087.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read: 14087.8. When the department has entered into a contract with a county pursuant to this article, the department shall, at a minimum, through a method independent of any agency of the county, monitor and report to the Legislature annually on the level and quality of services provided in a county, as well as a county's expenditures pursuant to the contract, and shall ensure conformity with federal law.