(a) A county that is eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809 may elect to have the state administer its physician services account. Each county that is eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809 and that elects to have the state administer its physician services account shall do all of the following:
(1) Enter into a contract with the department to administer its county physician services account.
(2) Authorize the department to act on its behalf and to assume all responsibilities for the distribution and monitoring of funds in its physician services account pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 16952.
(3) Agree to comply with uniform policies, procedures, and program standards, including, but not limited to, eligibility levels established mutually by the department and the participating counties.
(4) Transfer funds allocated to the county for purposes of the county physician services account, less any funds retained pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 16934.5 to the department under such conditions as the department may require.
(b) The department may use funds retained or transferred to it by the county pursuant to this subdivision for purposes of administering the county’s physician services account in accordance with Sections 16952 to 16958, inclusive.
(c) For the 1989–90 fiscal year, any county which intends to contract with the department for the administration of moneys allocated from the Physician Services Account in the fund pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 16952 shall submit, to the department, a notice of intent to contract which has been adopted by the county board of supervisors, not later than November 15, 1989.
(d) For the 1990–91 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, any county which intends to contract with the department for the administration of moneys allocated from the Physician Services Account in the fund shall submit to the department a notice of intent to contract, which has been adopted by the county board of supervisors, not later than April 1 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the contract will be in effect and in accordance with procedures established by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 577, Sec. 24. Effective October 13, 2007.)
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