Subject to Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may enter into contracts to secure consultant services or information technology including, but not limited to, software, data, or analytical techniques or methodologies for the purpose of fraud or abuse detection and prevention. Contracts under this section shall be exempt from the Public Contract Code.

(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 146, Sec. 37. Effective July 22, 1999.)

Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 14043.5

  • Abuse: means either of the following:

    California Welfare and Institutions Code 14043.1

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • department: means the State Department of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14062
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