Cal. PEN § 5023.7
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 5023.7, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, money recovered prior to July 1, 2011, from an overpayment of a medical contract expenditure, under the authority of the federal health care receiver, shall be credited to the fiscal year in which the expenditure was drawn. An amount not to exceed the total amount of the funds recovered shall be augmented to the appropriation to the department for the 2010–11 fiscal year, upon approval of the Department of Finance.
(b) Money recovered on or after July 1, 2011, from an overpayment of a medical contract expenditure, under the authority of the federal health care receiver, shall be credited to the fiscal year in which the expenditure was drawn. An amount not to exceed the amount of the overpayment shall be augmented to the appropriation to the department for the fiscal year in which the recovered funds are received, upon approval of the Department of Finance.
(c) Any money recovered and any adjustments to appropriations made pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be reported to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee within 30 days.
(d) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (c) is inoperative on January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(b) Money recovered on or after July 1, 2011, from an overpayment of a medical contract expenditure, under the authority of the federal health care receiver, shall be credited to the fiscal year in which the expenditure was drawn. An amount not to exceed the amount of the overpayment shall be augmented to the appropriation to the department for the fiscal year in which the recovered funds are received, upon approval of the Department of Finance.
(c) Any money recovered and any adjustments to appropriations made pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be reported to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee within 30 days.
(d) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (c) is inoperative on January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
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