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AB 1126 (Patterson, R-Rocklin)

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AB 1126 (Patterson, R-Rocklin) Details

Signed by the governor on Sep. 14 (Chapter 193, Statutes of 2026).

AB 1126 requires the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to ensure that noncontracted providers billing Medi-Cal managed care as a payer of last resort do not face administrative requirements that are significantly more burdensome than Medi-Cal fee-for-service billing. It generally allows eligible fee-for-service providers to bill the plan without becoming in-network and directs DHCS...

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