2005 California Health and Safety Code Sections 100350 Article 1. Advance Payments to Small Contractors

100350.  The Legislature finds that many programs of the department
are hindered by the length of time required for the state to execute
contracts and pay vendor claims.  These programs include, but are not
limited to, community hypertension, rural health services
development, family planning, genetic counseling, supplemental
feeding program for women, infants, and children, sickle cell disease
and newborn screening projects.  This hardship is particularly felt
by new or small community-based public or private nonprofit agencies
with modest reserves and cash-flow problems.  It is the intent of the
Legislature that advance payment authority be established for the
department in order to alleviate those problems for those types of
contractors to the extent possible.
   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may, to
the extent funds are available, provide for advance payments for
services to be performed under any contract, with a total annual
contract amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) or less,
that the department determines has been entered into with any small,
community-based public or private nonprofit agency with modest
reserves and potential cash-flow problems.  These programs include,
but are not limited to, the following:
   (a) Community hypertension.
   (b) Genetic disease programs.
   (c) Supplemental feeding programs for women, infants and children.
   (d) Sickle cell disease.
   (e) Newborn screening projects.
   (f) Rural health programs.
   (g) Indian health programs.
   No advance payment or aggregate of advance payments made pursuant
to this section shall exceed 25 percent of the total annual contract
amount.  No advance payment should be made pursuant to this section
if the applicable federal law prohibits advance payment.