Cal. Code Regs. tit. 9 § 573
Compliance with the maximum allowable rates shall be monitored through the budget, cost report, and audit processes. Local Directors shall ensure that individual providers rates are within the established maximum allowable rates for the various service functions. If the county's year-end cost report indicates that a provider's rate is in excess of the established maximum allowable rate and no waiver or statutory exemption applies, the state's final payment to the county (cost report settlement) shall be based on the maximum allowable rate, as established in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 573
Note: Authority cited: Sections 5705.1 and 5750, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 5600, 5705.1 and 5705.2, Welfare and Institutions Code.