Section 124585 Of Chapter 4. American Indian Health Services From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 106. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 4.
124585
. (a) All moneys appropriated to the department for the
purposes of this chapter shall be used to provide financial,
training, and technical assistance to urban and rural American Indian
health programs and to assist these programs in planning,
implementing, and upgrading programs to attain a comprehensive health
services delivery system for American Indians in urban and rural
areas.
(b) The department shall provide technical assistance and shall
promote the provision of services for preventive health care, health
education, and environmental health.
(c) The department may expend funds, appropriated to it to carry
out the purposes of this chapter, by contract or grant, or any
combination thereof, to assist any urban or rural American Indian
health program.
(d) The department shall adopt regulations establishing criteria
for reimbursement for direct services under this chapter, that shall
include, but not be limited to, a definition of direct services that
are reimbursable and a formula for allocation of funds appropriated
to the department.
(e) The department shall provide assistance to American Indian
health services programs in maximizing utilization of third party
payment systems and in developing programs in health education,
nutrition, and family planning, if the assistance is not being
provided by agencies of the federal government.
(f) Funds appropriated to carry out the purposes of this chapter
shall be supplemental to those available from the federal government
and shall not duplicate, and they shall not replace, any commitments
made by the federal government to provide health services to American
Indians and their families in this state who receive health services
pursuant to an urban or rural American Indian health program.
(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that the program
established by this chapter shall, commencing with the 1984-85 fiscal
year, be funded according to customary budget procedures.