(a) Counties shall submit a cost report reflecting the expenditure of funds expended pursuant to the county contract. An annual cost report for the fiscal year ending June 30 shall be submitted to the department by November 1.

(b) Each county shall be responsible for reviewing its contracts with providers of services and the department may audit these contracts. The cost reports shall be reviewed by the department and interim settlements of claims shall be made expeditiously with each county. Final settlement shall be made at the time of audit, which shall be completed within three years of the date the cost report was accepted for interim settlement by the department. If the audit is not completed within three years, the interim settlement shall be considered as the final settlement.

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Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 11818.5

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
  • department: means the State Department of Health Care Services and "director" means the Director of Health Care Services. See California Health and Safety Code 11752
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

(c) Counties shall report estimated numbers and characteristics of clients-participants by type of service and shall report actual numbers and characteristics of clients-participants served by type of service with the annual cost report. The department shall specify forms and procedures to be followed in reporting this information. The fiscal reporting system established pursuant to this section shall supersede the requirements of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of § 16366.7 of the Government Code for a quarterly fiscal reporting system.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 44. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)

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