(a) Any contract amendments, modifications, or change orders to a fiscal intermediary contract entered into by the department for the purposes of implementing Section 14104.3 shall be exempt, except as provided in subdivision (b), from Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code and any policies, procedures, or regulations authorized by that part.

(b) Subdivision (a) shall not exempt the department from establishing a competitive bid process for awarding new contracts pursuant to Section 14104.3.

Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 14104.35

(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 31, Sec. 49. (SB 857) Effective June 20, 2014.)