(a) This article is not intended, and shall not be interpreted, to permit any reduction in benefits or eligibility levels under the CCS program. Any medically necessary service not available under the managed care contracts authorized under this article shall remain the responsibility of the state and county.
(b) (1) In Whole Child Model counties authorized pursuant to Article 2.985 (commencing with Section 14094.4), in order to ensure that CCS benefits are provided to enrollees with a CCS-eligible condition according to CCS program standards, there shall be oversight by the department for both services covered and not covered by the managed care contract.
(2) In counties not listed in Section 14094.5, in order to ensure that CCS benefits are provided to enrollees with a CCS-eligible condition according to CCS program standards, there shall be oversight by the department and local CCS program agencies for both services covered and not covered by the managed care contract.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 625, Sec. 5. (SB 586) Effective January 1, 2017.)