14105.405. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1161, Sec. 66.)
(a)A Medi-Cal beneficiary, within 90 days of receipt of…#
(a) A Medi-Cal beneficiary, within 90 days of receipt of the director’s notice to beneficiaries pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 14105.33, informing them of the decision to delete or suspend a drug from the list of contract drugs, may request a fair hearing pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 10950) of Part 2.
(b)Any beneficiary filing a fair hearing request regarding…#
(b) Any beneficiary filing a fair hearing request regarding the deletion or suspension of a drug from the list of contract drugs shall be granted a treatment authorization request for that drug until a final decision is adopted by the director. Should the beneficiary seek judicial review of the director’s decision, a treatment authorization request shall be granted for that drug until a final decision is issued by the court.
(c)(1) Any Medi-Cal beneficiary, within one year of the…#
(c) (1) Any Medi-Cal beneficiary, within one year of the director’s decision pursuant to Section 10959, may file a petition with the superior court, under the provisions of Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, praying for a review of both the legal and factual basis for the director’s decision.
(2) The director shall be the sole respondent in these proceedings.