CA Health & Safety Code § 11798.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 10.5 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROGRAMS|PART 2 - STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE|CHAPTER 4 - State-County Partnership|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 11798.2.

11798.2.  (a) A county with an approved contract for alcohol and other drug abuse services shall bear the financial risk in providing any alcohol or other drug services to the population described and enumerated in the approved contract.(b) The county shall not be precluded from contracting to purchase all or part of the delivery of alcohol and other drug services from noncounty providers.(c) Counties receiving funds shall submit to the department statistical data, as required in the contract, and end-of-year cost data no later than November 1 following the close of the fiscal year.(d) Whenever a county receives funds under a grant program for alcohol and other drug abuse services, as well as under the county contract from either the federal or state government, or from any other grantor, public or private, and fails to include that grant program in the county budget for its alcohol and other drug program, the director shall not thereafter approve any, or provide, advance payment claims submitted by the county for state reimbursement under this part until the contract and county budget for its alcohol and other drug program has been reviewed to include that grant program, and the revised contract and budget are approved by the director.(e) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), regulations adopted by the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs pursuant to former Section 11758.29 shall remain in effect unless amended or repealed by regulation adopted pursuant to this section.(2) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section to the extent that this section differs from former Section 11758.29 by means of all-county letters, plan letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions from the department until regulations are adopted pursuant to that chapter of the Government Code.(3) (A) The department shall adopt emergency regulations no later than July 1, 2014. The department may subsequently readopt any emergency regulation authorized by this section that is the same as or is substantially equivalent to an emergency regulation previously adopted pursuant to this section.(B) The initial adoption of emergency regulations implementing the article and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this subdivision shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. Initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and each shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days, by which time final regulations may be adopted.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 29. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)