14045. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 246.)
(a)A provider shall not submit a reimbursement request to…#
(a) A provider shall not submit a reimbursement request to the Medi-Cal program containing a beneficiary’s social security number if the department has issued that beneficiary a Medi-Cal beneficiary identification card containing a beneficiary number with the issuance date included in that number.
(b)This section shall not apply to the submission of a…#
(b) This section shall not apply to the submission of a request by a provider for beneficiary eligibility.
(c)In order to reduce medical fraud and the black market…#
(c) In order to reduce medical fraud and the black market for stolen social security cards, the State Department of Health Care Services may establish an automated HIPAA-compliant system using HIPAA transactions whereby all providers can access a beneficiary’s identification card number for submitting reimbursement requests.