Welfare and Institutions Code section 16809.3


(a)

Beginning in the 1991–92 fiscal year, and in subsequent fiscal years, a county shall pay the amount listed below or as established by the governing board pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) of Section 16809.4, to the governing board as a condition of participation in the County Medical Services Program administered pursuant to Section 16809:
Jurisdiction
Amount
Alpine
$661
Amador
17,107
Butte
459,610
Calaveras
30,401
Colusa
28,997
Del Norte
39,424
El Dorado
233,492
Glenn
33,989
Humboldt
430,851
Imperial
249,786
Inyo
18,950
Kings
195,053
Lake
150,278
Lassen
17,206
Madera
151,434
Marin
576,233
Mariposa
5,649
Mendocino
247,578
Modoc
9,688
Mono
25,469
Napa
142,767
Nevada
42,051
Plumas
23,796
San Benito
37,018
Shasta
294,369
Sierra
6,183
Siskiyou
48,956
Solano
809,548
Sonoma
718,947
Sutter
188,781
Tehama
79,950
Trinity
8,319
Tuolumne
34,947
Yuba
101,907

(b)

Beginning in the 1991–92 fiscal year and in subsequent fiscal years, counties that did not contract with the department pursuant to Section 16709 during the 1990–91 fiscal year shall pay the following amount listed below or as established by the governing board pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) of Section 16809.4, to the governing board as a condition of participation in the County Medical Services Program, administered pursuant to Section 16809:
Jurisdiction
Amount
Merced
$488,954
Placer
247,193
San Luis Obispo
358,571
Santa Cruz
678,868
Yolo
532,510

(c)

(1)County amounts specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be paid to the governing board in 12 equal monthly payments or as otherwise specified by the governing board. Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a county that does not pay the amounts specified in subdivision (a) or (b) may be terminated from participation in the program.

(2)

A county may request, due to financial hardship, that payments specified under subdivisions (a) and (b) be delayed. The request shall be subject to the approval of the governing board.

(3)

For the 1991–92 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, counties that enter the County Medical Services Program shall pay the amount specified in subdivision (a) or (b), as applicable, on a prorated basis, for the number of contracted months of participation in the County Medical Services Program.

(d)

The payments required by subdivision (c) shall not be paid for with funds from the health account of the local health and welfare trust fund established pursuant to Section 17600.10.
Last Updated

Apr. 24, 2025

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