Section 14166.22 - Priorities for claiming federal reimbursement for expenditures(a) To the extent required to maximize available federal funds under the demonstration project and to the extent authorized by the Special Terms and Conditions for the demonstration project, the department may claim federal reimbursement for expenditures, consistent with the equitable distribution established under this article, in the following priority order:(1) The medically indigent adults long-term care program.(2) The Genetically Handicapped Persons Program established pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 125125) of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(3) The Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program established pursuant to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 104160) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 103 of the Health and Safety Code.(4) The California Children's Services Program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 123800) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the federal reimbursement received as a result of a claim made pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be used to create General Fund savings solely for the department for use in support of safety net hospitals under the demonstration project.(c) The federal reimbursement received as a result of a claim made pursuant to subdivision (a) is hereby appropriated to the department for the program in which the claimed expenditures were made.(d) An amount of General Fund moneys appropriated to the department for programs specified in subdivision (a) equal to the amount of federal reimbursement identified pursuant to subdivision (c) is hereby reappropriated to the Health Care Deposit Fund to be used for the purposes set forth in this article.Ca. Welf. and Inst. Code § 14166.22
Amended by Stats 2015 ch 303 (AB 731),s 621, eff. 1/1/2016.Added by Stats 2005 ch 560 (SB 1100),s 1, eff. 10/5/2005.