It is hereby declared that provision for health care services and medical assistance in this code is a matter of statewide concern. The State Department of Health Services is hereby designated as the single state agency with full power to supervise every phase of the administration of health care services and medical assistance for which grants-in-aid are received from the United States government or made by the state in order to secure full compliance with the applicable provisions of state and federal laws.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 10740
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Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Sierra Med. Servs. Alliance v. Kent (2018)
Most recently applied in Asante v. Cal. Dep't of Health Care Servs. (April 2018)
Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 240
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