(a) For purposes of this section, “Attachment 4.19-A” means the Medi-Cal payment adjustment system for acute inpatient hospital services set forth in Attachment 4.19-A of the Medi-Cal State Plan which became effective on or about July 1, 1990.
(b) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the annual appropriation for, and distribution of, payments pursuant to Attachment 4.19-A shall be reduced as a result of the payment adjustment program set forth in Section 14105.98, but only when federal approval, as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 14105.98, is gained for that payment adjustment program.
(2) When the payment adjustment program set forth in Section 14105.98 gains federal approval, Attachment 4.19-A shall become inoperative and any appropriated amount for Attachment 4.19-A that is unexpended shall revert to the Health Care Deposit Fund for use in support of the Medi-Cal program.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1046, Sec. 4. Effective October 14, 1991.)