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Cal. INS § 10123.145 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 10123.145
Section 10123.145
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Whenever an insurer issuing group or individual policies of disability insurance which covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses determines that in reimbursing a claim for provider services an institutional or professional provider has been overpaid, and then notifies the provider in writing through a separate notice identifying the overpayment and the amount of the overpayment, the provider shall reimburse the insurer within 30 working days of receipt by the provider of the notice of overpayment unless the overpayment or portion thereof is contested by the provider in which case the insurer shall be notified, in writing, within 30 working days. The notice that an overpayment is being contested shall identify the portion of the overpayment that is contested and the specific reasons for contesting the overpayment.

(2) If the provider does not make reimbursement for an uncontested overpayment within 30 working days after receipt, interest shall accrue at the rate of 10 percent per annum beginning with the first calendar day after the 30-working-day period.

(3) A prorated cost-sharing payment, or any portion thereof, made to a pharmacist for the dispensing of a partial fill pursuant to Section 4052.10 of the Business and Professions Code shall not be considered to be an overpayment pursuant to this section.

(b) (1) This subdivision shall only apply to a health insurance policy covering dental services or a specialized health insurance policy covering dental services.

(2) The insurer’s notice of overpayment shall inform the provider how to access the insurer’s dispute resolution mechanism offered pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10123.137. The notice shall include the name and address to which the dispute should be submitted and a statement that Section 10123.145 of the Insurance Code requires a provider to reimburse the insurer for an overpayment within 30 working days of receipt by the provider of the notice of overpayment unless the provider contests the overpayment within 30 working days. The notice shall also include information clearly identifying the claim, the name of the patient, the date of service, and a clear explanation of the basis upon which the insurer believes the amount paid on the claim was in excess of the amount due, including interest and penalties on the claim. The notice shall also include a statement that if the provider does not make reimbursement of an uncontested overpayment within 30 working days after receipt of the notice, interest shall accrue at a rate of 10 percent per annum.
Cal. WAT § 531.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 4.3 / Section 531.2
Section 531.2
Status: in_force

The department, the board, and the State Department of Public Health shall coordinate the collection, management, and use of agricultural and urban water measurement information provided to each agency.
Cal. WAT § 75031 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 75031
Section 75031
Status: in_force

The resolution shall specify all of the following:

(a) The purpose for which bonds are proposed to be issued.

(b) The maximum rate of interest the bonds shall bear.

(c) The number of years, not exceeding 25, the whole or any part of the bonds are to run until maturity.
Cal. INS § 758.6 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.1 / Section 758.6
Section 758.6
Status: in_force

Insurers shall not engage in capping. For the purposes of this section, “capping” means offering or paying an amount that is unrelated to a methodology used in determining paint and materials charges that is accepted by automobile repair shops and insurers.
Cal. SHC § 30114 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 30114
Section 30114
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no toll shall be imposed on the passage of a pedestrian, a bicycle, or a personal micromobility device, as defined in Section 1940.41 of the Civil Code, over any state-owned bridge, on which the travel of pedestrians, bicycles, or personal micromobility devices is otherwise authorized, and on which tolls are imposed on the passage of motor vehicles.

(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply if the bridge was under construction on or after January 1, 2025, and if the tolls are used to fund the cost of constructing the bridge.
Cal. RTC § 16890 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 9.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 16890
Section 16890
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this part, the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relative to judgments, new trials, appeals, attachments and execution of judgments, so far as applicable, govern all proceedings under this part.
Cal. VEH § 10902 — California Code / Code veh / Division 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 10902
Section 10902
Status: in_force

The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall establish a program entitled “CAL H.E.A.T.” (Help Eliminate Auto Theft) for the purpose of reducing the incidence of economic auto theft in California. The program shall be an anti-auto theft program with a toll-free telephone hotline operator funded by the department using funds distributed to it pursuant to Section 10901. The hotline operator shall channel reports from the public regarding auto thefts to state and local law enforcement agencies. In the annual report, the commissioner shall report on the results of this program, including the number of calls from the public reporting a suspected motor vehicle theft, the number of arrests, complaints filed, convictions, and vehicles recovered, and the amount of property losses saved as a result of the program.

If funded by admitted insurers in this state, the program may offer rewards for reports that lead to the arrest and conviction of a person engaged in economic automobile theft. If so funded, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall establish a claims board, which shall include appointments from state and local law enforcement agencies and the insurance industry, to determine the amount of individual awards.
Cal. PRC § 4466 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 4466
Section 4466
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall prepare two model plans for the initial development and implementation of a program for wildland resources management through prescribed burning and other methods, one of which is appropriate for an area of wildlands in northern California, and one, in southern California. All state agencies, including the Departments of Fish and Game and Conservation and the State Water Resources Control Board, shall cooperate with the department in the creation of the plans, to the end that administrative and environmental considerations are carefully and effectively considered and included in the program.

(b) Upon completion of each plan, the director shall submit the plan to the board for its review and approval as to its conformity with the requirements set forth in Section 4467.

(c) The department shall apply for funding from nonstate sources for the purpose of carrying out its planning responsibilities pursuant to this article. The department may not commence such planning until such funding is available in an amount sufficient to meet the costs of one model plan.

(d) Neither plan may be implemented or used after January 1, 1983.
Cal. SHC § 5506 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 19 / Section 5506
Section 5506
Status: in_force

The notice shall describe the district by:

(a) Stating its exterior boundaries; or

(b) Giving a description thereof by any official or recorded map; or

(c) Referring to the reassessment diagram.
Such notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6062a of the Government Code.
Cal. RTC § 17156.1 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 17156.1
Section 17156.1
Status: in_force

(a) Section 304(a) as added by Public Law 114-113, which is codified as Section 139F of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to certain amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals, shall apply.

(b) This section shall apply to taxable years beginning before, on, or after January 1, 2018.

(c) If the credit or refund of any overpayment of tax resulting from the application of this section to a period before January 1, 2018, is prevented as of such date by the operation of any law or rule of law (including res judicata), such credit or refund may nevertheless be allowed or made if the claim therefor is filed before the close of the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2018.
Cal. WAT § 79055 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 79055
Section 79055
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created in the account the Flood Control Subventions Subaccount.

(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Flood Control Subventions Subaccount created by subdivision (a).
Cal. RTC § 2507 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 2507
Section 2507
Status: in_force

The officer accepting negotiable paper may deposit it daily with a bank for collection and receive from the bank cashier’s checks in an amount equal to the total deposits. The cashier’s checks shall be deposited in the county treasury like cash received for the same purpose. The officer accepting negotiable paper may at his option deposit such negotiable paper daily in the county treasury instead of in a bank; and the county treasurer shall handle such negotiable paper like any other negotiable paper accepted by him.
Cal. PRC § 3256 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4.2 / Section 3256
Section 3256
Status: in_force

(a) The division is hereby authorized to accept, and hold for and in the name of the state, by gift, exchange, purchase, negotiation, or eminent domain proceedings, any and all property or appurtenances of every kind and description thereto, including land, leases, easements, rights-of-way, oil, gas, or other mineral rights as the supervisor determines to be required and necessary to carry out operations to effect the purpose of this article.

(b) When the division cannot acquire any such necessary property or interest therein by agreement with the owner, any such property or interest therein authorized to be acquired under this article shall be acquired pursuant to provisions of the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code); except that, notwithstanding any provision thereof, the division, in the name of and for the state, may take immediate possession and use of any property required to carry out operations to effect the purpose of this article after eminent domain proceedings are first commenced according to law in a court of competent jurisdiction, and thereupon giving such security as the court in which the proceedings are pending directs to secure to the owner of the property sought to be taken immediate compensation for the taking and any damage incident thereto, including damages sustained by reason of an adjudication that there is no necessity for taking the property.
Cal. PRC § 12245 — California Code / Code prc / Division 10.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 12245
Section 12245
Status: in_force

The director shall not disburse any funds until the applicant agrees to both of the following:

(a) That any conservation easement acquired shall be used by the applicant only for the purpose for which the funds were requested.

(b) That the director shall find that any disposition of the easement is consistent with, and in furtherance of, the purposes of this division, that the recipient of the easement is qualified to monitor and enforce the easement, and that the conservation provisions of the easement remain in effect following the transfer.
Cal. HSC § 1569.13 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.2 / Article 2 / Section 1569.13
Section 1569.13
Status: in_force

(a)  The department may contract for state, county, or other public agencies to assume specified licensing, approval, or consultation responsibilities. In exercising the authority so delegated, these agencies shall conform to the requirements of this chapter and to the rules, regulations, and standards of the department. The department shall reimburse agencies for services performed pursuant to this section, and the payments shall not exceed actual cost.

If any grants-in-aid are made by the federal government for the support of any inspection or consultation service approved by the department, the amount of the federal grant shall first be applied to defer the cost of the service before state reimbursement is made.

(b)  The department may contract with any county for the purposes of having the county assume the responsibility within the county for the licensing and regulation of residential care facilities for the elderly serving six or fewer persons. Prior to the department contracting with any county for the licensing and regulation of residential care facilities for the elderly serving six or fewer persons, the department shall develop uniform standards which specify and delineate the responsibilities of contracting counties and the department. The department shall reimburse the county for the services performed, not to exceed the actual cost, out of the funds allocated to the department for the licensing and regulation of those facilities. The county shall conform to the requirements of this chapter and to the rules, regulations, and standards of the department.
Cal. WIC § 4550 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 4550
Section 4550
Status: in_force

The state council’s operating costs may include honoraria for state council members and actual and necessary expenses for state council members and regional advisory committee members, as described in this article, and other administrative, professional, and secretarial support services necessary to the operation of the state council. Federal developmental disability funds received by the state under Public Law 106-402 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 15001 et seq.), shall be allotted in any one year for these operating costs. Each member of the state council shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each full day of work performed directly related to council business, not to exceed 50 days in any fiscal year, and shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties under this division.
Cal. HSC § 1416.64 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.35 / Article 5 / Section 1416.64
Section 1416.64
Status: in_force

(a)  The program shall maintain a record of enforcement actions reported to the program, pursuant to Section 1416.12. The program shall routinely review the citation logs and files of nursing home administrators whose facilities have received citations from the department to determine if remedial or disciplinary action against the administrator is warranted based on the administrator’s involvement or culpability in the citations. Regardless of the facility’s performance record, the program may initiate disciplinary action against an administrator who violates any statute or regulation governing licensed nursing home administrators.

(b)  Following receipt of reports on temporary suspension orders, service of an accusation for facility license revocations, or final decertification of a facility from participation in the Medi-Cal or Medicare programs, due to failure to meet certification standards, the program shall make a determination as to whether the evidence available warrants remedial or disciplinary action against the administrator or constitutes grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation pursuant to Section 1416.76.

(c)  If the program determines that action against the administrator is not warranted, the program shall document in the file the reasons and specific circumstances for not taking remedial or disciplinary action against the administrator’s license.

(d)  The program shall consider all of the following prior to making a determination to initiate disciplinary action:

(1)  Any information provided to the program by the administrator pursuant to this section.

(2)  Whether the administrator was in fact the designated administrator of the facility when the violation occurred, or the designated administrator of the facility during the period of time the citation covered.

(3)  Whether the administrator should have or could have prevented the violation or violations that occurred.

(e)  Prior to making a final determination to initiate action against an administrator, the program shall notify the administrator that the program is considering action and provide the administrator with an opportunity to show just cause why remedial or disciplinary action should not be initiated.

(f)  If the program determines that grounds for remedial or disciplinary action exist, the program may initiate either or both of the following actions, as warranted:

(1)  Remedial action, including, but not limited to, a conference with the administrator, a letter of warning, or both.

(2)  Disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, citations, fines, formal letters of reprimand, probation, denial, suspension, revocation of the administrator’s license, or any combination of these actions.
Cal. PUC § 130255 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 130255
Section 130255
Status: in_force

(a) If a commuter or urban rail transit system is proposed to serve two or more counties, the commissions in those counties shall form a joint powers entity to conduct plan refinement studies, design, select the technology, determine the cost, locate the routes and access points, and supervise the construction, operation, and management of the system.

(b) The joint powers entity shall designate the operator of the system.

(c) If state funds are to be used for the operation of the system, at least four months prior to implementing service on the system, the joint powers entity shall submit its plan for the operation to the Legislature.
Cal. WAT § 35179.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 35179.5
Section 35179.5
Status: in_force

If a vacancy in the office of the director is filled by appointment, and the vacancy occurred on a date so that, under Section 1780 of the Government Code, there is required to be an election at the next general district election to fill the balance of the unexpired term, then, notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 1780 of the Government Code, the person elected shall serve for a full four-year term, if the terms of office of the directors would continue to be staggered at each subsequent general district election.
Cal. HSC § 40727 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 40727
Section 40727
Status: in_force

(a)  Before adopting, amending, or repealing a rule or regulation, the district board shall make findings of necessity, authority, clarity, consistency, nonduplication, and reference, as defined in this section, based upon information developed pursuant to Section 40727.2, information in the rulemaking record maintained pursuant to Section 40728, and relevant information presented at the hearing.

(b)  As used in this section, the following terms have the following meaning:

(1)  “Necessity” means that a need exists for the regulation, or for its amendment or repeal, as demonstrated by the record of the rulemaking authority.

(2)  “Authority” means that a provision of law or of a state or federal regulation permits or requires the regional agency to adopt, amend, or repeal the regulation.

(3)  “Clarity” means that the regulation is written or displayed so that its meaning can be easily understood by the persons directly affected by it.

(4)  “Consistency” means that the regulation is in harmony with, and not in conflict with or contradictory to, existing statutes, court decisions, or state or federal regulations.

(5)  “Nonduplication” means that a regulation does not impose the same requirements as an existing state or federal regulation unless a district finds that the requirements are necessary or proper to execute the powers and duties granted to, and imposed upon, a district.

(6)  “Reference” means the statute, court decision, or other provision of law that the district implements, interprets, or makes specific by adopting, amending, or repealing a regulation.
Cal. RTC § 6457 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 6457
Section 6457
Status: in_force

Section 6453 shall not be applicable with respect to a lease of tangible personal property, but the lessor shall report the rentals paid by the lessee during the preceding reporting period; a lessee shall report the rentals payable in the preceding reporting period upon which tax has not been paid to his lessor required to collect the tax. The return shall also show the amount of the taxes for the period covered by the return and such other information as the board deems necessary for the proper administration of this part.
Cal. HSC § 6491.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 6491.2
Section 6491.2
Status: in_force

The district board may, by general regulation, adopt a code by reference in the same manner as legislative bodies of local agencies are authorized to adopt primary and secondary codes by reference pursuant to Section 50022.1 to 50022.8, inclusive, of the Government Code, and for the purposes of such sections of the Government Code the district board shall be deemed a legislative body and the district shall be deemed a local agency.

Any code adopted by the district board, by reference, shall impose restrictions equal to or greater than those imposed by the State Housing Law, Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910), Division 13 of this code, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto by the Commission of Housing and Community Development.

No penalty clauses or sanctions contained in any code adopted by reference pursuant to this section shall be effective.

Every person who violates any provision of a general regulation adopted pursuant to this section or of a code adopted by reference in such general regulation is guilty of a misdemeanor.