§ 14491
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The director shall pursue the feasibility of establishing the following as pilot programs:
(a)A capitated, risk-assuming contract with one or more regional fiscal intermediaries.
(b)A capitated, risk-assuming contract with acute care hospitals within a county or region.
(c)A capitated, risk-assuming contract with one or more organizations which provide payment to a specified class or classes of providers.
For purposes of this section, “risk-assuming” means the pilot program contractor agrees to assume the risk of utilization of services or costs of services, or both.