The local initiative that establishes a program shall offer health care coverage through the program, and all health care services shall be provided to participants by a provider operated by the county or by a provider with whom or with which the county or the local initiative has contracted to provide health care services, except for emergency or out-of-area care or instances in which a required specialized service is not contracted for by the county or the local initiative.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 677, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
The health care services provided through the program to eligible employees shall, to the extent practicable, be substantially similar to the benefits offered to adults under the Healthy Families Program pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 12693.60) of Part 6.2 of the Insurance Code, but shall include at least all of the basic health care services included in subdivision (b) of Section 1345 and in Section 1300.67 of Title 28 of the California Code of Regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 677, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)