(a) The Health Home Program shall be implemented only if and to the extent federal financial participation is available and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approves any state plan amendments and any necessary waivers sought pursuant to this article.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), this article shall be implemented only if no additional General Fund moneys are used to fund the administration and costs of services.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), if the department projects, based on analysis of current and projected expenditures for health home services prior to, during, or after the first eight quarters of implementation, that this article can be implemented in a manner that does not or will not result in a net increase in ongoing General Fund costs for the Medi-Cal program, the department may use state funds to fund any Health Home Program costs.
(d) The department may use new funding in the form of enhanced federal financial participation for health home services that are currently provided to fund additional costs for new Health Home Program services.
(e) The department shall seek to fund the creation, implementation, and administration of the program with funding other than state general funds.
(f) The department may revise or terminate the Health Home Program any time after the first eight quarters of implementation if the department finds that the program fails to result in reduced inpatient stays, hospital admission rates, and emergency department visits, or results in substantial General Fund expense without commensurate decreases in Medi-Cal costs among program participants.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 642, Sec. 2. (AB 361) Effective January 1, 2014.)