Douglas

We conclude that Welfare and Institutions Code section 14053.1—under which the State of California, rather than its counties, pays for ancillary outpatient services for Medi-Cal eligible patients ages 21 to 64 in an “institution for mental diseases” (IMD)—remains a valid law.

In reaching this conclusion, we find that section 14053.1’s presence in the California statutes is not the result of a legislative amendment to a repealed act, which is a legislative action proscribed under Government Code section 9609, and further find that Welfare and Institutions Code section 14053.3 (which requires the state to recover from counties payments for certain ancillary services, when Medi-Cal coverage is unavailable) did not shift funding from the state to the counties for ancillary outpatient services, to Medi-Cal eligible IMD patients ages 21 to 64, and did not impliedly repeal section 14053.1. Accordingly, we shall reverse the judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

We draw much of our background from the able summary of facts and procedure the trial court provided in its ruling.

Medicaid, Medi-Cal, and Payment of Services for IMD Patients

Medicaid is a cooperative…