Report 2021-046 Recommendation Responses
Report 2021-046: Proposition 56 Tobacco Tax: The Department of Health Care Services Is Not Adequately Monitoring Provider Payments Funded by Tobacco Taxes (Release Date: November 2022)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To better protect Medi-Cal beneficiaries, the Legislature should consider amending state law to permit DHCS and the boards that license Medi-Cal providers to execute agreements that would allow those licensing boards to provide DHCS with timely information from the notifications sent to the licensing boards when Medi-Cal providers are arrested and the arrest involves a credible allegation of fraud or indicates the provider is under investigation for fraud or abuse.
Description of Legislative Action
As of January 23, 2023, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2023