Designated Public Hospital Account
(a) Moneys in the Designated Public Hospital Account shall be used for the purpose of sustaining and promoting access to hospital and nonhospital care at designated public hospital systems.
(b) The department shall, subject to the stakeholder input requirements of Section 14199.121, use the moneys in the account to provide increased net reimbursement or new payments for designated public hospitals and health systems, including, but not limited to, quality incentive payments under existing or successor payment mechanisms or payments in support of services provided by designated hospital systems or that enhance their capabilities, or to provide financial support for the nonfederal share of the Medi-Cal payments to the designated public hospital systems. The department may apply the moneys in the Designated Public Hospital Account for these purposes.
(c) Moneys in the Designated Public Hospital Account shall be used only to increase net reimbursement levels for designated public hospital systems for the eligible services above existing net reimbursement levels for the eligible services in effect as of January 1, 2024.