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CA Welf & Inst Code § 16934.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services|Section 16934.7.

16934.7.  (a) For the 1990–91 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, each county entering into a contract with the department pursuant to Section 16934.5, in which the department assumed the responsibility of payment for the treatment of children pursuant to Section 16934, shall have the option to contract with the department to administer the distribution and monitoring of funds allocated from the Hospital Services Account in the fund pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 16946.(b) Any county which does not elect to contract with the department pursuant to Section 16934.5 for payment for the treatment of children pursuant to Section 16934 may contract with the department to administer that portion of its funds allocated to the county from the Hospital Services Account in the fund pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946, but shall not contract with the department to administer that portion of its funds allocated to the county from the Hospital Services Account in the fund pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946.(c) (1) Any county intending to contract with the department pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) shall submit to the department a notice of intent to contract by resolution adopted by the board of supervisors or authorized persons within 45 days after the effective date of the act adding this section.(2) For each fiscal year following the submission of the notice of intent to contract pursuant to paragraph (1), the county board of supervisors shall submit a notice adopted by the board of supervisors to the department, in accordance with procedures established by the department, no later than April 1 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the intended agreement will be in effect.(d) (1) Each county contracting with the department pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) shall agree that the department shall retain that portion of the county’s allocation pursuant to subdivision (b) or paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946, whichever is applicable.(2) The department may use up to 10 percent of the amount of funds retained pursuant to paragraph (1) for purposes of administration of this section.(e) As a condition of any contract entered into pursuant to this section, the department shall act on behalf of the county and shall assume all program responsibilities for distribution and monitoring funds pursuant to subdivision (b) or paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946, whichever is applicable. The department may exercise discretion in the administration of funds pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946 and shall also implement subdivisions (d), (e), (f), and (g) of Section 16946 with regard to those funds.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 430, Sec. 9. Effective July 26, 1990.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16935 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services|Section 16935.

16935.  (a) A county that is eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809 may elect to have the state administer its physician services account. Each county that is eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809 and that elects to have the state administer its physician services account shall do all of the following:(1) Enter into a contract with the department to administer its county physician services account.(2) Authorize the department to act on its behalf and to assume all responsibilities for the distribution and monitoring of funds in its physician services account pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 16952.(3) Agree to comply with uniform policies, procedures, and program standards, including, but not limited to, eligibility levels established mutually by the department and the participating counties.(4) Transfer funds allocated to the county for purposes of the county physician services account, less any funds retained pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 16934.5 to the department under such conditions as the department may require.(b) The department may use funds retained or transferred to it by the county pursuant to this subdivision for purposes of administering the county’s physician services account in accordance with Sections 16952 to 16958, inclusive.(c) For the 1989–90 fiscal year, any county which intends to contract with the department for the administration of moneys allocated from the Physician Services Account in the fund pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 16952 shall submit, to the department, a notice of intent to contract which has been adopted by the county board of supervisors, not later than November 15, 1989.(d) For the 1990–91 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, any county which intends to contract with the department for the administration of moneys allocated from the Physician Services Account in the fund shall submit to the department a notice of intent to contract, which has been adopted by the county board of supervisors, not later than April 1 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the contract will be in effect and in accordance with procedures established by the department.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 577, Sec. 24. Effective October 13, 2007.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16935.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services|Section 16935.5.

16935.5.  The department may administer the distribution and monitoring of funds allocated from the Hospital Services Account pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 16946 and from the Physician Services Account pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 16952, less funds retained by the department for the administration of the children’s treatment program pursuant to Section 16934, for any county that is eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809 that does not apply for, or rescinds its application for, funds under this chapter. Allocations for a particular county shall generally be utilized for payments to eligible providers in that county.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 577, Sec. 25. Effective October 13, 2007.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16936 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services|Section 16936.

16936.  (a) (1) Any county that requests funds under this chapter shall submit to the department, for approval by the department, an application for initial funding and a description of the proposed use and expenditure of the moneys, as a component of the county health services plan and budget submitted pursuant to Section 16800. The department shall review and approve this information for compliance with this part.(2) Beginning in the 1990–91 fiscal year, any county which does not contract with the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 16934.5 shall include in the application an estimate of the costs and funding arrangement for dental services.(b) The department shall review each county’s application and proposed use of funds for compliance with this chapter.(c) The department shall make initial monthly payments upon approval of the county’s request for funds containing assurances that the county will comply with this chapter and other applicable provisions of this part.(d) Payments made beyond April 15, 1990, and February 1 of each subsequent fiscal year, shall be contingent upon the signing of an agreement between the county board of supervisors and the department.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 195, Sec. 38. Effective July 12, 1994.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16937 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services|Section 16937.

16937.  (a) Services, associated costs, and sociodemographic characteristics of persons served by each county under Section 17000 and supported in whole or in part by funds appropriated for purposes of this chapter shall be incorporated into the information required pursuant to Section 16915.(b) Not later than July 1, 1991, to the extent possible, each county shall incorporate the data required by Section 16915 in the reports specified in subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 195, Sec. 39. Effective July 12, 1994.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16938 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services|Section 16938.

16938.  (a) Each county shall submit a report of expenditures and other information to the department according to the procedures established by the department.(b) The department shall review the reports submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) and recoup unspent moneys and expenditures that are not in compliance with this chapter or the requirements established by the department.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 195, Sec. 40. Effective July 12, 1994.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16939 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 4 - Rural Health Services|Section 16939.

16939.  As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this chapter, each county shall meet the requirements of Articles 6 (commencing with Section 16980), 7 (commencing with Section 16990) and 10 (commencing with Section 16995) of Chapter 5.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 430, Sec. 11. Effective July 26, 1990.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16996 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 6 - Children s Hospitals|Section 16996.

16996.  For purposes of this chapter, “children’s hospital” means the following facilities:(a) Valley Children’s Hospital, Fresno.(b) Earl and Loraine Miller Children’s Hospital and Medical Center of the Memorial Hospital of Long Beach, Long Beach.(c) Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles.(d) Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Northern California, Oakland.(e) Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange.(f) Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto.(g) Children’s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 141, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16996.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 6 - Children s Hospitals|Section 16996.1.

16996.1.  Funds appropriated to the department for the purposes of this chapter shall be distributed as follows:(a) The department shall compute the annual amount of financial assistance available to each eligible children’s hospital based upon the ratio of each hospital’s uncompensated care costs to the total uncompensated care costs of all children’s hospitals in the state.(b) The department shall enter into a contract with each children’s hospital receiving funding pursuant to this section and may make quarterly payments provided that the hospital has complied with subdivision (a) of Section 16996.2.(c) Each children’s hospital shall, as a condition of receiving financial assistance under this section, submit reports to the department, as required by the department, describing its use of funds received pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 50, Sec. 29. Effective April 18, 1990.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 16996.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 4.7 - HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 6 - Children s Hospitals|Section 16996.2.

16996.2.  (a) As a condition of receiving funds under Section 16996.1, a hospital shall provide medically necessary inpatient treatment, including prescription drugs, for any condition detected as part of a child health and disability prevention screen for any child eligible for services under Section 104395 of the Health and Safety Code. Inpatient hospital services shall be provided at no cost upon referral by a child health and disability prevention program provider, whether that provider is a physician, a county, or a primary care clinic, unless the child is eligible to receive care with no share of cost under the Medi-Cal program, is covered under another publicly funded program, or the services are payable under private insurance coverage.(b) The department shall report to the Legislature on the distribution and use of funds provided to hospitals under Section 16996.1 on an annual basis.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 498. Effective September 29, 1996.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5 - COUNTY AID AND RELIEF TO INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 17000.

17000.  Every county and every city and county shall relieve and support all incompetent, poor, indigent persons, and those incapacitated by age, disease, or accident, lawfully resident therein, when such persons are not supported and relieved by their relatives or friends, by their own means, or by state hospitals or other state or private institutions.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17000.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5 - COUNTY AID AND RELIEF TO INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 17000.5.

17000.5.  (a) The board of supervisors in any county may adopt a general assistance standard of aid, including the value of in-kind aid which includes, but is not limited to, the monthly actuarial value of up to forty dollars ($40) per month of medical care, that is 62 percent of a guideline that is equal to the 1991 federal official poverty line and may annually adjust that guideline in an amount equal to any adjustment provided under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 for establishing a maximum aid level in the county. This subdivision is not intended to either limit or expand the extent of the duty of counties to provide health care.(b) The adoption of a standard of aid pursuant to this section shall constitute a sufficient standard of aid.(c) For purposes of this section, “federal official poverty line” means the same as it is defined in subsection (2) of Section 9902 of Title 42 of the United States Code.(d) For purposes of this section, “any adjustment” includes, and, prior to the addition of this subdivision, included statutory increases, decreases, or reductions in the maximum aid level in the county under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3.(e) In the event that adjustments pursuant to Section 11450.02 are not made, the amounts established pursuant to subdivision (a) may be adjusted to reflect the relative cost of housing in various counties as follows:(1) Reduced by 1.5 percent in the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Sonoma, and Ventura.(2) Reduced by 3 percent in the Counties of San Luis Obispo, Nevada, Sierra, Monterey, Napa, Solano, Riverside, San Bernardino, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Kern, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne.(3) Reduced by 4.5 percent in the Counties of Stanislaus, Imperial, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo, Humboldt, San Benito, Del Norte, Fresno, Lake, Mendocino, Shasta, Trinity, Butte, Merced, Tulare, San Joaquin, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Siskiyou, Tehama, Kings, Madera, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, and Yuba.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 6, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17000.51 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5 - COUNTY AID AND RELIEF TO INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 17000.51.

17000.51.  (a) Notwithstanding the decision in Caulk v. Superior Court, CO15355, June 27, 1997, a county’s discretion granted pursuant to Section 17000.5 to include, as part of a general assistance aid grant, in-kind aid with a monthly actuarial value of up to forty dollars ($40) per month of medical care, was not intended, and shall not be construed, to do any of the following:(1) Satisfy, in whole or in part, the duty of a county or a city or county to provide health care services to indigent and dependent poor persons under Section 17000.(2) Permit a county or a city and county to cease providing health care services under Section 17000.(3) Affect the eligibility of indigent and dependent poor persons for health care services under Section 17000.(b) Subdivision (a) shall cease to be implemented if, and only to the extent that, a final court decision holds that subdivision (a) imposes a state-mandated local program.(c) Subdivision (a) confirms, and is declarative of, rather than a change in, existing law, as provided for in Chapter 6 of the Statutes of 1996, which was intended only to provide a county or city and county with the discretion to reduce its general assistance grant level by up to forty dollars ($40) per month.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 294, Sec. 84. Effective August 18, 1997.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5 - COUNTY AID AND RELIEF TO INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 17001.

17001.  The board of supervisors of each county, or the agency authorized by county charter, shall adopt standards of aid and care for the indigent and dependent poor of the county or city and county.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 371.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17001.51 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5 - COUNTY AID AND RELIEF TO INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 17001.51.

17001.51.  (a) A county may require adult applicants and recipients of benefits under the general assistance program to undergo screening for substance abuse when it is determined by the county that there is reasonable suspicion to believe that an individual is dependent upon illegal drugs or alcohol. The county shall maintain documentation of this finding.(b) A county may require as a condition of aid reasonable participation in substance abuse or alcohol treatment programs for persons screened pursuant to subdivision (a) and professionally evaluated to be in need of treatment, if the services are actually available at no charge to the applicant or recipient.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 6, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17001.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5 - COUNTY AID AND RELIEF TO INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 17001.6.

17001.6.  (a) To the extent not inconsistent with federal law, a county may require the legal sponsor of a person who is not a citizen or national of the United States general assistance recipient to sign a written agreement to repay any aid provided to the person during the period of time during which the sponsor has agreed, in writing, to provide for the person who is not a citizen or national of the United States.(b) Upon request of the board of supervisors, the district attorney or any other civil legal officer may maintain an action against the legal sponsor of a person who is not a citizen or national of the United States to recover, for the county, the aid provided the person during the period described in subdivision (a) and to secure an order requiring payment of any sums that may become due in the future.(c) For purposes of enforcing this section, a county may seek and employ all remedies otherwise authorized by this part.(d) This section shall not be construed to authorize a county to penalize a recipient of general assistance, or to otherwise deny, curtail, or modify the general assistance provided a recipient unless otherwise provided in the county general assistance program standards and requirements.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 79. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17001.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5 - COUNTY AID AND RELIEF TO INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 17001.8.

17001.8.  (a) In adopting standards of aid for general assistance for the indigent and dependent poor of the county or city and county, the board of supervisors or the agency authorized by the county charter may determine, with regard to any person who is not a citizen or national of the United States whose entry into the United States has been sponsored by an individual who, or an organization which, executed an affidavit of support or similar agreement with respect to the person and who has become ineligible for assistance pursuant to Section 11008.135, that the person who is not a citizen or national of the United States is ineligible for aid for a period of five years after the person’s entry into the United States, unless (1) the person is a minor and the sponsor, or the sponsor’s spouse, is the parent of the person’s child or (2) the sponsoring person dies or the sponsoring organization ceases to exist.(b) This section shall not apply with respect to any person who is not a citizen or a national of the United States who is:(1) Admitted to the United States as a result of the application, prior to April 1, 1980, of the provisions of Section 1153 (c) of Title 8 of the United States Code.(2) Admitted to the United States as a result of the application, after March 31, 1980, of Section 1157(c) of Title 8 of the United States Code.(3) Paroled into the United States under Section 1182(d)(5) of Title 8 of the United States Code.(4) Granted political asylum by the United States Attorney General under Section 1158 of Title 8 of the United States Code.(5) A Cuban or Haitian entrant, as defined in Section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-422).(c) This section shall become operative on the effective date of federal law that prohibits providing assistance to sponsored persons who are not citizens or nationals of the United States and shall remain operative only as long as that federal law remains in effect. The Director of Social Services shall determine the operative dates of this section pursuant to this subdivision and shall execute a declaration, that shall be retained by the director, that sets forth the operative date or termination date.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 81. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022. Section operative on date prescribed by its own provisions. Conditionally inoperative as provided in subd. (c).)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5 - COUNTY AID AND RELIEF TO INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 17002.

17002.  The boards of supervisors may establish almshouses and county farms, prescribe rules and regulations for their government and management, and appoint the necessary officers and employees thereof, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5 - COUNTY AID AND RELIEF TO INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 17003.

17003.  Every county may give such emergency relief to dependent nonresidents as the respective boards of supervisors deem necessary.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)