Report 2014-130 Recommendation 15 Responses

Report 2014-130: California Department of Health Care Services: It Should Improve Its Administration and Oversight of School‑Based Medi-Cal Programs (Release Date: August 2015)

Recommendation #15 To: Health Care Services, Department of

To better ensure that some claiming units do not unfairly disadvantage other claiming units in the receipt of interim payments, Health Care Services should explore opportunities to expedite consistent, timely, and fair interim payments to those claiming units with no overpayments. Health Care Services should involve representatives of local educational consortia, local governmental agencies, and claiming units in these efforts and communicate the results to interested stakeholders.

1-Year Agency Response

DHCS issued PPL 16-011 that gives guidance to the LECs and LGAs on the disbursement and recoupment of deferral settlement funds for the School-Based Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (SMAA) program

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

60-Day Agency Response

DHCS is drafting a guidance letter to assist the LEC/LGAs with finalizing the settlement payment process. This letter is anticipated to be issued October 30, 2015.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

Health Care Services has not yet provided us with a copy of the guidance letter mentioned in its response.

All Recommendations in 2014-130

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.