California Code of Regulations
Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services
Division 4 - Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
Chapter 1 - Administration of the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
Article 1 - Definitions
Section 9000 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 9 CA Code of Regs 9000

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 52, December 27, 2024

(a) The following definitions shall apply to terminology used in Division 4 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR):

(1) Actual Cost Contract. "Actual cost contract" means a contract by which the contractor will be reimbursed for no more than documented costs incurred for services within the limits of the contract.

(2) Additional Alcohol Services. "Additional alcohol services" means those alcohol services which a county identifies either in its annual county alcohol plan or in its report of expenditures as being financed by funds other than appropriations pursuant to the Budget Act for the full year and the required match.

(3) Administrator. "Administrator" means the County Alcohol Program Administrator designated pursuant to Section 11800 of the Health and Safety Code.

(4) Advanced Payments. "Advanced payments" means funds sent to the county each month, excluding June, which cannot exceed 1/12 of Department administered funds for a given fiscal year.

(5) Allocation Formula. "Allocation formula" means the statistical base by which the Department may appropriate state and federal funds to each county alcoholism program.

(6) Compensate. "Compensate" means to pay for services rendered.

(7) Coordination. "Coordination" means the development and maintenance of harmonious and integrated activities among public and private alcohol program providers and related service providers offering services for alcoholism or alcohol-related problems.

(8) Cost Guideline. "Cost guideline" means a per unit cost for alcoholism treatment and rehabilitation services established by the Department as a standard measure for budget and cost analysis. Such costs are based on experience and periodic surveys including a consideration for inflation.

(9) County-Operated Program. "County-operated program" means an alcoholism or alcohol-related problem service program operated by a county.

(10) County Overhead Costs. "County overhead costs" means continuing indirect and support costs involved in running a program. Such costs result from a portion of "parent" department's costs (health-related agency) plus a portion of the county's support cost such as rent, personnel, and accounting.

(11) Department. "Department" means the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs established pursuant to Section 11750 of the Health and Safety Code.

(12) Depreciation. "Depreciation" means the process of wearing out. A depreciation expense for an accounting period is the portion of capital invested in a depreciable asset which is exhausted during that period as a result of the wearing out process.

(13) Director. "Director" means the Director of the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs appointed by the Governor pursuant to Section 11751 of the Health and Safety Code.

(14) Direct Services. "Direct services" means nonresidential and residential services designed to assist individuals and their families suffering from alcoholism or alcohol-related problems to establish and maintain a recovery program.

(15) Donation. "Donation" means any gift or contribution received by an alcohol program or service independent of costs or fees for services provided by such program or service.

(16) Expenditure. "Expenditure" means the actual payment of funds for goods delivered, services rendered, and expenses incurred as provided in Section 9696.

(17) Fee for Service Contract. "Fee for service contract" means a contract by which units of service are purchased at a negotiated fixed rate, and the negotiated fixed rate shall serve as the actual cost of the unit of service.

(18) Fees. "Fees" means money paid by persons receiving services, or money paid on behalf of such persons.

(19) Indirect Services. "Indirect services" means activities including, but not limited to, intervention and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.

(20) Major Health Program. "Major health program" is a program whose administrator reports directly to an agency director or equivalent.

(21) Privately Operated Agencies. "Privately operated agencies" means an alcoholism or alcohol-related problem service program operated by a nongovernmental entity.

(22) Program Development. "Program development" means the creation and improvement of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems programs and services.

(23) Reimburse. "Reimburse" means to pay back money spent for actual costs incurred.

(24) Remodeling. "Remodeling" means the functional adaptation of space within an existing structure resulting in no increase in the fair market value of the original structure.

(25) Report of Expenditures. "Report of expenditures" means a summary of the county's fiscal-year financial and statistical transactions which are identified in the plan and relate to alcohol services for a fiscal year.

(26) Shall, May, and Should. "Shall" means mandatory. "May" means permissive. "Should" means recommended.

(27) Statham Funds. "Statham funds" means county funds used for alcohol services reported in the county alcohol plan derived from drinking driver convictions pursuant to Section 1463.16, Penal Code.

(28) Unbudgeted Funds. "Unbudgeted funds" means the difference between the state and federal funds allocated to the county and the county's budget of state and federal funds for that fiscal year.

1. New Chapter 4 (Subchapters 1 and 2, Sections 9000-9722, not consecutive) filed 9-29-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 39). Printed in Register 78, No. 41 for technical reasons.
2. Amendment filed 2-16-79; designated effective 3-1-79 by Section 11850.4(c), Health and Safety Code (Register 79, No. 7).
3. Repealer of subsection (b) filed 11-18-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 47).
4. Amendment filed 8-17-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 34).
5. Amendment of subsection (a), new subsection designators, and amendment of subsections (a)(15), (a)(23) and NOTE filed 5-4-95; operative 6-5-95 (Register 95, No. 18).

Note: Authority cited: Section 11835, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Division 10.5, Part 2, Chapters 4 and 10, Health and Safety Code.

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