Mendocino Community Health Clinic v. State Department of Health Care Services

Opinion

NICHOLSON, Acting P. J.

In this appeal, we must determine whether the State Department of Health Care Services (Department), which administers Medi-Cal, may limit payment to federally qualified health centers (FQHC’s) for psychological services to two visits per month per patient. The Department concluded that it can, but the trial court granted the petition of Mendocino Community Health Clinic and other related clinics (the Mendocino Clinics), which are FQHC’s, for a writ requiring payment beyond the two-visit limit. We conclude that the petition was improperly granted. Federal law…