A California bill on Medicaid payment, signed into law. Takes effect July 6, 2026.
Official title Skilled nursing facilities: reimbursement rates.
An act to amend Sections 1324.29 and 1324.30 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 14126.033 of, and to amend and repeal Section 14126.036 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to health and care facilities, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
What this affects
- Who pays, or is paid
- The state's Medicaid program pays. Every Medicaid-certified nursing facility in California is paid off this schedule.
- Which buildings
- 1,165 facilities holding 114,990 licensed beds in California.
- The dollars, or the rule
- Applies to freestanding skilled nursing facilities under Medi-Cal. The bill extends the quality assurance fee (which funds rate increases) from expiring Dec 31, 2026 to Dec 31, 2027, and extends the Medi-Cal Long-Term Care Reimbursement Act's operative date to Dec 31, 2027, with repeal pushed from Jan 1, 2028 to Jan…
- Effective
- July 6, 2026 (already in force).
- Status
- Signed into law, as of July 6, 2026.
Rate changes reach every Medicaid bed in the state, and a thin-margin operator feels them within a quarter.
Latest action, July 6, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 61, Statutes of 2026.
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Bill text and status: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · retrieved August 3, 2026