California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14087.53

WIC § 14087.53 Effective Oct 3, 1997Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 2.8

Statute text

(a)It is necessary that a special commission be established in Ventura County in order to meet the problems of the delivery of publicly assisted medical care in the county and to demonstrate ways of promoting quality care and cost efficiency. Because there is no general law under which such a commission could be formed, the adoption of a special act and the formation of a special commission is required.

(b)The Board of Supervisors of Ventura County may, by ordinance, establish a commission to negotiate the exclusive contract specified in Section 14087.5 and to arrange for the provision of health care services provided pursuant to this chapter, and to enter into contracts for the provision of health care services to subscribers in the Healthy Families Program. If the board of supervisors elects to enact this ordinance, all rights, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities vested in a county by this article shall be vested in the county commission. Any reference in this article to “county” shall mean the commission established pursuant to this section.

(c)The enabling ordinance shall specify the membership of the county commission, the qualifications for individual members, the manner of appointment, selection, or removal of commissioners, and how long they shall serve, and any other matters as the board of supervisors deems necessary or convenient for the conduct of the county commission’s activities. The commission so established shall be considered an entity separate from the county, shall file the statement required by Section 53051 of the Government Code, and shall have, in addition to the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities previously conferred, the power to acquire, possess, and dispose of real or personal property, as may be necessary for the performance of its functions, to employ personnel and contract for services required to meet its obligations, and to sue or be sued. Any obligations of the commission, statutory, contractual, or otherwise, shall be the obligations solely of the commission and shall not be the obligations of the county or of the state.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 625, Sec. 7. Effective October 3, 1997.