Welfare and Institutions Code section 14491

The director shall pursue the feasibility of establishing the following as pilot programs:

(a)

A capitated, risk-assuming contract with one or more regional fiscal intermediaries.

(b)

A capitated, risk-assuming contract with acute care hospitals within a county or region.

(c)

A capitated, risk-assuming contract with one or more organizations which provide payment to a specified class or classes of providers.
For purposes of this section, “risk-assuming” means the pilot program contractor agrees to assume the risk of utilization of services or costs of services, or both.

Source: Section 14491, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=14491.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1977; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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