Incorporates changes to state law from AB 1308 (Bonilla, 2013) which removes the physician supervision requirement for licensed midwives and allows licensed midwives to bill independently for services provided within the scope of their license, including those provided in Alternative Birth Centers as birth attendants.

Updates the Private Hospital Supplemental Fund Program Inpatient hospital supplemental payments for the program years from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018.

This amendment removes references to the Transitional Inpatient Care program, which ended in 2003.

Allows DRG hospitals to request the use of an alternative CCR in determining cost outlier DRG payments for the following rate year, rather than using the 2552-10 cost report.

Establishes new MAGI based income methodologies.

Provides for the rebasing of nursing facility payment rates.

Changes to Service Limitations Related to Medicaid Expansion.

Increases payment rates for home health care services.

Updates the reimbursement methodology for inpatient hospital services.

Payment for Services: Removal of the Medicare Part B cost-sharing exemption for physician services.