The department may contract with one or more fiscal intermediaries in order to pay for benefits authorized under this chapter and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000). Contracts entered into pursuant to this article may be awarded on a bid or nonbid basis.
Source:
Section 14499.7, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=14499.7..