(a) (1) As part of the federally required external quality review organization (EQRO) review of Medi-Cal managed care plans in the annual detailed technical report, as required by Section 438.364 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, effective for contract periods commencing on or after July 1, 2020, the EQRO entity shall review and report annually on Medi-Cal managed care plan metrics for developmental screenings included in the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Core Set of Children’s Health Care Quality Measures for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
(2) The department shall use the EQRO’s technical report to monitor Medi-Cal managed care plans’ compliance with providing enrollees access to developmental screenings pursuant to subdivision (v) of Section 14132.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 387, Sec. 3. (AB 1004) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)