(a) The department may negotiate or renegotiate settlements with any acute care hospital in San Diego County that has a distinct part pediatric convalescent facility and that has violated any Medi-Cal reimbursement policy or procedure governing the operation of acute care hospitals.
(b) In any settlement negotiated or renegotiated pursuant to this section, the department may waive all or part of any overpayment made under this chapter to any acute care hospital described in subdivision (a) that would otherwise be reimbursable to the department by that acute care hospital.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 486, Sec. 1. Effective September 12, 2002.)