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CA AB 1561

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Medi-Cal: complex rehabilitation technology.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law sets forth various Medi-Cal provisions relating to complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) , which is a form of durable medical equipment, including, but not limited to, complex rehabilitation manual and power wheelchairs. Existing law requires a CRT provider to a Medi-Cal beneficiary to comply with certain standards, including with regard to CRT repairs. Existing law authorizes the department to adopt any utilization controls for CRT, as appropriate. This bill would prohibit the department from requiring prior authorization for the repair of a CRT-powered wheelchair if the cost of the repair does not exceed $1,250. Under the bill, a treatment authorization request for repair or replacement of a CRT-powered wheelchair would not require an individual prescription or documentation of medical necessity from the treating practitioner if the CRT-powered wheelchair has already been approved for use by the patient. For repair of a CRT-powered wheelchair, the bill would require the supplier to document and maintain records of the items being repaired, the reason for the repair, and the labor details, as specified, with the information being subject to a postpayment audit by the department. The bill would set forth other recording requirements for the supplier.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-03 — Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Krellauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-08

    Read first time. To print.

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  2. 2026-01-09

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 8.

  3. 2026-02-02

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  4. 2026-02-02

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

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  5. 2026-02-03

    Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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Versions

  • 01/08/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-08Compare
  • 02/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-02-02Compare
  • AB1561Compare

Documents

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Related bills

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1561

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