California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14120

WIC § 14120 Effective Sep 28, 1988Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)At the beginning of each fiscal year, for the current fiscal year, the director shall establish a monthly schedule of anticipated total payments and anticipated payments for categories of services, according to the categories established in the Governor’s Budget. The schedule will be revised quarterly.

(b)The director shall report actual total payments and payments for categories of services, as set forth in subdivision (a), monthly to the Director of Finance and to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

(c)At any time during the fiscal year, if the director has reason to believe that the total cost of the program will exceed available funds, the director may first modify the method or amount of payment for services provided that no amount shall be reduced more than 10 percent and no modification will conflict with federal law. If such modification is not sufficient to bring the program within available funds, the director may postpone elective services in the schedule of benefits. Such postponement of elective services shall be accomplished by changing the standards for approval of requests for prior authorizations. Such changes shall be designed to insure that those recipients most in need of elective services receive them first within the funds available, but that no particular service is completely eliminated.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1444, Sec. 1. Effective September 28, 1988.