Reimbursement for providing directly observed therapy (DOT), as defined in Section 51187.1, shall not exceed $19.23 per encounter. An encounter shall consist of direct visual observation by DOT staff of a patient's ingestion of anti-tuberculosis medications. Delivering medications without visual confirmation of ingestion does not constitute an encounter.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 51535.6
Note: Authority cited: Sections 10725, 14005.20 and 14124.5, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 14059 and 14132, Welfare and Institutions Code.