{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-14016.7","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 14016.7","heading":"","body":"(a) Managed care contracts entered into by the department under the act adding this section shall include all of the following:\n(1) Contractor requirements concerning eligibility and coverage verification.\n(2) Utilization controls.\n(3) Claims processing.\n(b) The contract requirements shall include all of the following:\n(1) Standards for prompt response to provider requests for information.\n(2) Twenty-four hour response to emergency service authorization requests.\n(3) Use of commonly accepted billing forms.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE [11000. - 15771.]","CHAPTER 7. Basic Health Care [14000. - 14199.97.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [14000. - 14042.2.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"98d73e55ea6d3411d5660c6a32ab1fbee1119e89e82197739aeb6acac108a928","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-14016.6","next":"us-ca/wic-14016.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}