California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14154

WIC § 14154 Effective Jun 29, 2024Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)(1) The department shall establish and maintain a plan whereby costs for county administration of the determination of eligibility for benefits under this chapter will be effectively controlled within the amounts annually appropriated for that administration. The plan, to be known as the County Administrative Cost Control Plan, shall establish standards and performance criteria, including workload, productivity, and support services standards, to which counties shall adhere. The plan shall include standards for controlling eligibility determination costs that are incurred by performing eligibility determinations at county hospitals, or that are incurred due to the outstationing of any other eligibility function. Except as provided in Section 14154.15, reimbursement to a county for outstationed eligibility functions shall be based solely on productivity standards applied to that county’s welfare department office.

(2)(A) The plan shall delineate both of the following:

(i)The process for determining county administration base costs, which include salaries and benefits, support costs, and staff development.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 40, Sec. 65. (SB 159) Effective June 29, 2024.