Medi-Cal: special commissions.
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill changes the governance structure of the Orange County Health Authority (CalOptima), a Medi-Cal managed care organization. It reduces the governing body from 10 to 9 members, alters the composition of those members by removing supervisors and adding the Director of the Orange County Health Care Agency and the Director of Social Services, and establishes a selection committee to appoint members. The bill also mandates an independent external audit of the commission’s governance practices and requires the report to be made public.
Key provisions
- Reduces the governing body of the Orange County Health Authority from 10 to 9 members.
- Changes the composition of the governing body, removing two Orange County Supervisors and adding the Directors of the Orange County Health Care Agency and Social Services.
- Establishes a selection committee to nominate and appoint governing body members.
- Requires the governing body to conduct and publicly release an independent external audit of its governance practices.
- Specifies the timing for the completion and public release of the audit report (by July 1, 2027).
- Prescribes rules for member terms, including staggered terms and limitations on consecutive terms.
- Requires members to disclose any financial interests related to decisions before the governing body.
- Provides that no reimbursement is required for costs associated with the changes.
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