California Government Code

§ 16531.1

GOV § 16531.1 Effective Jul 10, 2023Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 4 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other law and without regard to fiscal year, if the annual State Budget is not enacted by June 30 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year to which the budget would apply or there is a deficiency in the Medi-Cal budget during a fiscal year, all of the following shall occur:

(1)The Controller shall annually transfer from the General Fund, upon order of the Department of Finance, in the form of one or more loans, an amount not to exceed a cumulative total of 10 percent of the amount appropriated from the General Fund for Medi-Cal benefit costs in the Budget Act of the most recent fiscal year, to the Medical Providers Interim Payment Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340, the Medical Providers Interim Payment Fund is hereby continuously appropriated for the purpose of making payments to Medi-Cal providers, providers of services under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 120950) of Part 4 of Division 105 of the Health and Safety Code, and providers of services under Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, on or after July 1 of the fiscal year for which no budget has been enacted and before September 1 of that year or for the purpose of making payments to Medi-Cal providers, providers of services under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 120950) of Part 4 of Division 105 of the Health and Safety Code, and providers of services under Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, during the period in which the Medi-Cal program has a deficiency. Payments shall be made pursuant to this subdivision if both of the following conditions have been met:

(A)An invoice has been submitted for the services.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 3. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.