Section 14169.72 - When article becomes operativeThis article shall become inoperative if any of the following occurs:
(a) The effective date of a final judicial determination made by any court of appellate jurisdiction or a final determination by the United States Department of Health and Human Services or the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that the quality assurance fee established pursuant to this article, or Section 14169.54 or 14169.55, cannot be implemented. This subdivision shall not apply to any final judicial determination made by any court of appellate jurisdiction in a case brought by hospitals located outside the state.(b) The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services denies approval for, or does not approve on or before the last day of a program period, the implementation of Sections 14169.52, 14169.53, 14169.54, and 14169.55, and the department fails to modify Section 14169.52, 14169.53, 14169.54, or 14169.55 pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14169.53 in order to meet the requirements of federal law or to obtain federal approval.(c) The Legislature fails to appropriate moneys in the fund in the annual Budget Act, or fails to appropriate such moneys in a separate bill enacted within thirty (30) days following enactment of the annual Budget Act.(d) The department has sought but has not received federal financial participation for the supplemental payments and other costs required by this article for which federal financial participation has been sought.(e) A lawsuit related to this article is filed against the state and a preliminary injunction or other order has been issued that results in a financial disadvantage to the state. For purposes of this subdivision, "financial disadvantage to the state" means either of the following:(1) A loss of federal financial participation.(2) A net General Fund cost incurred due to the act.(f) The proceeds of the fee and any interest and dividends earned on deposits are not deposited into the fund or are not used as provided in Section 14169.53.(g) The proceeds of the fee, the matching amount provided by the federal government, and interest and dividends earned on deposits in the fund are not used as provided in Section 14169.68.Ca. Welf. and Inst. Code § 14169.72
Amended by Proposition 52, approved by the voters at the 11/8/2016 election.Amended by Stats 2014 ch 442 (SB 1465),s 37, eff. 9/18/2014.Added by Stats 2013 ch 657 (SB 239),s 6, eff. 10/8/2013.