Chapter 4. Benefits of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 113. >> Chapter 4.
The local initiative that establishes a program shall offer
health care coverage through the program, and all health care
services shall be provided to participants by a provider operated by
the county or by a provider with whom or with which the county or the
local initiative has contracted to provide health care services,
except for emergency or out-of-area care or instances in which a
required specialized service is not contracted for by the county or
the local initiative.
The health care services provided through the program to
eligible employees shall, to the extent practicable, be substantially
similar to the benefits offered to adults under the Healthy Families
Program pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 12693.60) of
Part 6.2 of the Insurance Code, but shall include at least all of the
basic health care services included in subdivision (b) of Section
1345 and in Section 1300.67 of Title 28 of the California Code of
Regulations.