(a) No reimbursement shall be provided, for any beneficiary receiving case management services, for any services covered by the contract entered into pursuant to this article, except emergency services and dental services, not authorized pursuant to case management decisions made by the appropriate contractor.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a provider shall be reimbursed for covered services rendered to a beneficiary, when the department’s automated eligibility verification system, developed pursuant to Section 14042, fails to indicate that the beneficiary is subject to receiving case management services, provided that claims for these services meet all other requirements for valid claims under the program.