California Department of Managed Health Care

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The California Department of Managed Health Care is a state regulatory agency responsible for overseeing health plans and protecting consumer rights within California’s managed care system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf health care regulatory agency ⓘ
state government agency ⓘ
appliesTo commercial managed care plans regulated by California ⓘ
some Medi-Cal managed care plans in California ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
hasDuty adopt regulations implementing California managed care laws ⓘ
collect and publish data on health plan performance ⓘ
conduct routine and non-routine medical surveys of health plans ⓘ
coordinate with other state and federal health regulators ⓘ
educate consumers about health plan rights and responsibilities ⓘ
enforce patient protection laws for managed care enrollees ⓘ
ensure compliance with California’s Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act ⓘ
ensure continuity of care when providers leave a network ⓘ
ensure health plans comply with California law ⓘ
ensure health plans maintain adequate reserves and solvency ⓘ
investigate complaints against health plans ⓘ
license health care service plans in California ⓘ
monitor health plan financial solvency ⓘ
monitor health plan grievance and appeals processes ⓘ
operate an independent medical review system for health plan disputes ⓘ
oversee California’s managed care system ⓘ
oversee behavioral health and mental health parity compliance for plans ⓘ
oversee delegated entities that perform health plan functions ⓘ
oversee emergency care coverage requirements for health plans ⓘ
oversee health plan mergers and acquisitions for regulatory compliance ⓘ
oversee language access requirements for health plans ⓘ
oversee network adequacy requirements for health plans ⓘ
oversee timely access to care standards for health plans ⓘ
protect enrollees from unfair health plan practices ⓘ
protect health care consumer rights in California ⓘ
provide consumer assistance regarding health coverage problems ⓘ
review and approve certain health plan filings ⓘ
review certain health plan premium rate filings for compliance ⓘ
review health plan provider contracts for compliance with law ⓘ
take enforcement actions against noncompliant health plans ⓘ
headquartersLocation Sacramento, California ⓘ
linked to: Sacramento
jurisdiction State of California ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
operatesIn California managed care system ⓘ
parentOrganization Government of the State of California ⓘ
regulates Health Maintenance Organization plans in California ⓘ
certain Preferred Provider Organization plans in California ⓘ
health care service plans in California ⓘ
managed care health plans in California ⓘ
sector health care regulation ⓘ
shortName DMHC ⓘ
state California ⓘ
website https://www.dmhc.ca.gov/ ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

California State Agencies → include → California Department of Managed Health Care ⓘ
California Department of Managed Health Care → hasDuty → ensure compliance with California’s Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act ⓘ
linked to: California Department of Managed Health Care
DMHC → fullName → California Department of Managed Health Care ⓘ
Title 28 of the California Code of Regulations → administeredBy → California Department of Managed Health Care ⓘ
Title 28 of the California Code of Regulations → enforcedBy → California Department of Managed Health Care ⓘ