California § 1280.19 - Effective July 1, 2025, the Internal Health Information Integrity Quality Improve

§ 1280.19. Effective July 1, 2025, the Internal Health Information Integrity Quality Improve

(a) Effective July 1, 2025, the Internal Health Information Integrity Quality Improvement Account is hereby abolished. All moneys in the fund shall be transferred to the Internal Departmental Quality Improvement Account created pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 1280.15. Any remaining balance, assets, liabilities, and encumbrances of the Internal Health Information Integrity Quality Improvement Account as of July 1, 2025, shall be transferred to, and become part of, the Internal Departmental Quality Improvement Account. All administrative fines assessed by the department pursuant to Section 56.36 of the Civil Code shall be deposited into the Internal Departmental Quality Improvement Account. Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, all interest earned on the moneys deposited in the account shall be retained in the account. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys in the account shall be used for the purpose of supporting quality improvement activities in the Licensing and Certification Program. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller may use the funds in the Internal Departmental Quality Improvement Account for cash flow loans to the General Fund as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381 of the Government Code.