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 5/29/23, the Legislature has not taken any action in the 2023/24 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of 11/29/23, the Legislature has not taken any action in the 2023/24 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of 11/29/24, the Legislature has not taken any action in the 2023/24 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of 11/29/25, the Legislature has not taken any action in the 2025/26 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
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