16910. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 278, Sec. 15.)

(a) (1) Funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter shall be used for the development and implementation of county medically indigent care reporting systems which will provide data on all persons served and services provided pursuant to Section 17000.

(2) Funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter shall be available for implementation of county medically indigent care reporting systems for the 1989–90 and 1990–91 fiscal years and for the first six months of the 1991–92 fiscal year.

(b) Use of these moneys shall be limited to one-time costs for equipment purchases, system design and development, and necessary system testing and implementation costs.

(c) Counties shall complete implementation of the medically indigent care reporting system by July 1, 1991, unless an amendment to its existing implementation plan and timeline is approved by the department that ensures full implementation of the county’s medically indigent reporting system no later than December 31, 1991.