Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 9 > Part 3 > Chapter 7 > Article 2.9 - Primary Care Provider Case Management

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
• Committee: means the Passenger Rail Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 2701. See California Streets and Highways Code 2701.01
• Construction: includes :

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• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
• County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
• department: means the State Department of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14062
• Department: means the Department of Transportation of this state. See California Streets and Highways Code 20
• Department: means the Department of Transportation. See California Streets and Highways Code 2701.01
• director: means the State Director of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14061
• Director: means the director of the department. See California Streets and Highways Code 21
• 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.
• Fund: means the Passenger Rail Bond Fund created pursuant to Section 2701. See California Streets and Highways Code 2701.01
• highway: includes bridges, culverts, curbs, drains, and all works incidental to highway construction, improvement, and maintenance. See California Streets and Highways Code 23
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Match: as used in this chapter , means to provide for the payment of the cost of any project to the extent that such cost is not to be reimbursed from federal funds. See California Streets and Highways Code 2537
• Medi-Cal: means the California Medical Assistance Program. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14063
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.