Why should providers consider completing a Successor Liability with Joint and Several Liability Agreement (DHCS 6217)?
A provider number is not transferable (Title 22, Section 51000.52(b)), except when a transferee applicant meets the successor liability with joint and several liability requirements set forth in Title 22, Section 51000.32. Therefore, without completion of the agreement, the transferor (seller) remains solely liable after the close of the sale, until such time that the transferee (buyer) becomes an enrolled provider. Should the buyer subsequently fail to become enrolled as a Medi-Cal provider, the seller continues to solely carry all liability to DHCS for all amounts paid for services, goods, supplies, or merchandise, provided directly or indirectly, to Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
