Business, Transportation & Housing
2400 Department of Managed Health Care

The mission of the Department of Managed Health Care is to help California consumers resolve problems with their Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and to ensure a better, more solvent and stable managed health care system through:

  • Administration and enforcement of California's HMO patient rights laws.
  • Operating the 24-hour-a-day HMO Help Center.
  • Licensing and overseeing all HMOs in the state.
MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • The Governor's Budget proposes $910,000 and 8.5 positions for workload associated with reviewing denial-of-treatment claims filed by patients pursuant to Chapter 9, Statutes of 2009. It is anticipated most claims will concern treatments for autism spectrum conditions.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year personnel years and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2010-11*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
30 Health Plan Program
254.1
$49,186
50.01 Administration
80.3
10,540
50.02 Distributed Administration
-
-10,540
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
334.4
$49,186
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
334.4
$49,186

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Personnel Years for expenditures, personnel years, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Managed Health Care Budget (pdf * - 15K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 4K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 2K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.