(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the program shall be self-financing and that General Fund moneys provided to the fund shall be repaid within five years after implementation of the program begins. The department shall provide the Legislature with a five-year projection of program revenues and expenditures as part of its annual budget request. The projection shall include a projected General Fund repayment schedule.

(b) The department may use up to 25 percent of manufacturer rebate revenues to administer the program, including the funding of a float account to finance payments to participating pharmacies in advance of the receipt of manufacturer rebates.

(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 758, Sec. 15. 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 Repealed conditionally on January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 130500.)