§ 14105.36

(a) (1) The Medi-Cal Drug Rebate Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.

(2) Nonfederal moneys collected by the department pursuant to Sections 14105.33, 14105.332, 14105.436 and 14105.86 and Section 1396r-8 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as part of the state’s share of state and federal supplemental Medi-Cal drug rebates, shall be deposited in the Medi-Cal Drug Rebate Fund.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the funds deposited in the Medi-Cal Drug Rebate Fund shall be continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the department for purposes of funding the nonfederal share of health care services for children, adults, seniors, and persons with disabilities enrolled in the Medi-Cal program.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, the Medi-Cal Drug Rebate Fund shall contain all interest and dividends earned on moneys in the fund and shall be used only for the purpose identified in subdivision (b).

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the Controller may use the funds in the Medi-Cal Drug Rebate Fund for cashflow loans to the General Fund as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381 of the Government Code.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 38, Sec. 48. (SB 78) Effective June 27, 2019.)