{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-16817","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 16817","heading":"","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county may enter into contracts with selected providers to provide health care services in expending funds provided pursuant to this part and Part 5 (commencing with Section 17000). The county may negotiate such reimbursement or payment arrangements it desires in such contracts. A county shall not be obligated to pay for health care services unless pursuant to a contract or the county has specifically authorized such services and agreed to payment. All such contracts shall be available for review by the department. A county may require county residents specified in this part and Part 5 to use county facilities or county selected providers. This section may not be construed to limit a county’s existing obligations to furnish health care. Any county may also elect to act jointly on a regional basis with other counties in assuming the program responsibilities.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","PART 4.6. LOCAL HEALTH CARE BUDGETING [16800.5. - 16818.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"517dfb8774e29df55afbc3e853d2552566fa4e0778e8b5c9841de176d1d3f6fe","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-16812","next":"us-ca/wic-16818"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}