California Medical Assistance Commission dissolved on June 30, 2012 (Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14165). The Director of Health Care Services has taken upon all powers, duties, and responsibilities of the commission. The commission shall report to the Legislature on January 1 and May 1 of each year. The January report shall include all of the following:
(a) The number and type of health service contracts.
(b) The persons served, cost per service, and other relevant and statistical information.
(c) The projected contract services and estimated costs.
(d) The average per diem rate received by contract hospitals, as of December 1 of the preceding year
(e) The total number of hospitals receiving a net increase, a net decrease, or having a contract rate tied to patient volume during the preceding 12 months.
(f) A discussion of the effects of selective contracting on access to, and quality of, services. In preparing this portion of the report, the commission shall solicit comments from representatives of beneficiaries and providers.