(a) The department shall deposit all payments the department receives pursuant to this division into the California Discount Prescription Drug Program Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury.

(b) Notwithstanding § 13340 of the Government Code, the fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the department without regard to fiscal year for the purpose of providing payment to participating pharmacies pursuant to this division and for defraying the costs of administering this division.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 130542

  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • 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.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no money in the fund is available for expenditure for any other purpose or for loaning or transferring to any other fund, including the General Fund, except as provided in Section 130542.1. The fund shall also contain any interest accrued on moneys in the fund.

(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 758, Sec. 14. Effective September 30, 2008. Provisions operative and implemented on or after July 1, 2010, as prescribed in Section 130500. Conditionally inoperative on February 1, 2015. Repealed conditionally on January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 130500.)

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