Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 51004

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 51004 - Copayment

(a) Copayment as used in these regulations refers to a specified amount of money which a beneficiary must expend for an outpatient visit to or by a provider, for each prescribed drug and for nonemergency services received in an emergency room as set forth in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14134.

(b) A visit means all services provided on one occasion by one provider and billed on one claim.

(c) A drug prescription means a written instruction by a physician for the preparation and dispensing of a medicine.

(d) Perinatal care means services received during the full period of getation and the first month following birth.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 51004

1. Repealer filed 5-14-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 76, No. 20). For prior history, see Register 72, No. 18.
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 9-8-76 (Register 76, No. 37).
3. New section filed 11-17-81 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 81, No. 47). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 3-17-82.
4. Certificate of Compliance transmitted to OAL 3-16-82 and filed 4-16-82 (Register 82, No. 16).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 10725 and 14124.5, Welfare and Institutions Code; Section 133.5 of Chapter 102, Statutes of 1981; and Section 2 of Chapter 237, Statutes of 1981. Reference: Section 14134, Welfare and Institutions Code.