California Welfare and Institutions Code CHAPTER 3 - County Health Initiative Matching Fund

• Section 15850.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the County Health Initiative Matching Fund.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 31, Sec. 89. (SB 857)...
• Section 15850.1.
  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Administrative costs” means those expenses that are described in Section 1397ee(a)(1)(D) of Title 42 of the...
• Section 15850.5.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in subdivision (b), each applicant who was participating in the County Health Initiative Matching Fund on March 23,...
• Section 15852.
  (a) The County Health Initiative Matching Fund is hereby continued in existence within the State Treasury. The fund shall accept funding, including but not limited to,...
• Section 15853.
  (a) (1) An applicant that will provide an intergovernmental transfer may submit a proposal to the department for funding for the purpose of providing comprehensive health insurance...
• Section 15854.
  (a) The department, in consultation with other appropriate parties, shall establish the criteria for evaluating an applicant’s proposal, which shall include, but not be limited to,...
• Section 15855.
  The department shall review each funding proposal submitted by an applicant in accordance with the criteria described in Section 15854 and based on that criteria,...
• Section 15856.
  (a) Upon its approval of a proposal that shall include any allowable amount of federal funds under Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C....
• Section 15857.
  Each health care service plan, specialized health care service plan, and health insurer that contracts to provide health care benefits under this chapter shall be...
• Section 15858.
  (a) The department shall administer the provisions of this chapter and may do all of the following:(1) Administer the expenditure of moneys from the fund.(2) (A) Issue rules and...
• Section 15859.
  All expenses incurred by the department in administering this chapter, including, but not limited to, expenses for developing standards and processes to implement any of...
• Section 15860.
  Nothing in this chapter creates a right or an entitlement to the provision of health insurance coverage or health care benefits. Except as provided in...
• Section 15861.
  To the extent necessary to obtain federal financial participation for projects approved pursuant to this chapter, the department shall apply for one or more waivers...
• Section 15862.
  (a) The provisions of this chapter shall be implemented only if all of the following conditions are met:(1) Federal financial participation is available for this purpose.(2) Federal participation...
• Section 15863.
  The state shall be held harmless for any federal disallowance resulting from this chapter and any other expenses or liabilities, including, but not limited to,...
• Section 15864.
  This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 2014.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 31, Sec. 89. (SB 857) Effective June 20, 2014. Note: This section...

Last modified: October 22, 2018