California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14178

WIC § 14178 Effective Sep 30, 1982Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 5.3

Statute text

(a)Counties shall be held harmless in accordance with the provisions of this section for state funds to be recouped pursuant to audit exceptions issued for acts performed prior to July 1, 1982.

(b)Audit exception for the purpose of this section shall be defined as follows: Demands for recovery resulting from those audit reports issued by the Department of Health Services in which no final settlement or administrative decision adopted by the director has been arrived at prior to the effective date of this section.

(c)Such forgiveness of audit exceptions shall apply only to the state’s share of payments made in support of the Medi-Cal program. Counties shall retain liability for payment of the federal portion of payments made for Medi-Cal services unless and until the federal government agrees to waive their rights for repayment of federal share.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1594, Sec. 66. Effective September 30, 1982.