WIC §14124.21: (a) If a county decides to not enter a Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program contract with the department, the county shall notify the department of this decision in writing by the May 20 preceding the fisc

(a) If a county decides to not enter a Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program contract with the department, the county shall notify the department of this decision in writing by the May 20 preceding the fiscal year in which, or at least 60 days before, the contract would have become effective. (b) (1) To the extent that a county decides not to enter into or terminates its Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program contract with the department, the department shall contract for Drug Medi-Cal Treatment services in the county as necessary to ensure beneficiary access to these services. The contract shall be made in accordance with federal Medicaid and state Medi-Cal laws and in accordance with the federal court order and any future action in the case of Sobky v. Smoley (E.D.Cal 1994) 855 F.Supp. 1123. (2) The department may enter into contracts for the provision of Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program services with certified Drug Medi-Cal providers directly or through qualifying individual counties, counties acting jointly, county consortia, and with qualified individuals, organizations, or nongovernmental entities. (c) The department and the Department of Finance shall determine how much funding is necessary to provide the necessary services in a county and notify the Controller.