(a) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 14134, no provider under this chapter may deny care or services to an individual eligible for care or services under this chapter because of the individual’s inability to pay a copayment, as defined in Section 14134. The requirements of this section shall not extinguish the liability of the individual to whom the care or services were furnished for payment of the copayment.
(b) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of all-county letters, provider bulletins, or similar instructions, without taking further regulatory action.
(c) This section shall become inoperative to the extent, and on the implementation date for, copayments as stated in the declaration executed by the director pursuant to Section 14134 as added by Section 101.5 of the act that added this subdivision.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 23, Sec. 86. (AB 1467) Effective June 27, 2012. Inoperative on date described in subd. (c),)