(

a) If, at the end of the period for which provisional provider status or preferred provisional provider status was granted under

Section 14043.26, all of the following conditions are met, the provisional status shall cease and the provider shall be enrolled in the Medi-Cal program without designation as a provisional provider:

(1) The provider has demonstrated an appropriate volume of business.

(2) The provisional provider status or preferred provisional provider status has not been terminated or if it has been terminated, the act of termination was rescinded.

(3) The provider continues to meet the standards for enrollment in the Medi-Cal program as set forth in this

article and

Section and following of Title of the California Code of Regulations. (b)

(1) An applicant or a provider who applied for enrollment or continued enrollment in the Medi-Cal program, prior to May 1, 2003, and for whom the application has not been approved or denied, or who has not received a notice on or before January 1, 2004, that the department is exercising its authority under

Section 14043.37, 14043.4, or 14043.7 to conduct background checks, preenrollment inspections, or unannounced visits, shall be granted provisional provider status effective on January 1, 2004. Applications from applicants or providers who have been so noticed prior to January 1, 2004, shall be processed in accordance with subdivision (

h) of

Section 14043.26.

(2) Applications from applicants or providers that have been received by the department after May 1, 2003, but prior to January 1, 2004, shall be processed in accordance with

Section 14043.26, except that these application packages shall be deemed to have been received by the department on January 1, 2004.