California Code, Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 12305.83

(a) When it has been determined that a provider of supportive services participating under this chapter has received an overpayment that is a debt due and owing, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 14043.1, the director or the county may, to the extent permissible under existing labor laws, recover the overpayment by offset against any amount currently due to a provider under the provisions of this chapter, Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) or by means of a repayment agreement executed between the provider and the director or the county, or by filing a civil action.

(b) The department, in consultation with the entities listed in Section 12305.72, shall identify, define, and develop policies, procedures, and applicable due process requirements under which overpayments to supportive services providers will be identified and recovered.

(c) If it is determined that an overpayment to a supportive services provider has occurred the county shall:

(d) If the overpayment described in this section was determined to be the result of fraud, the full amount of the overpayment may be offset, in total, from any future warrants, as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c). If the overpayment is not determined to be the result of fraud the offset shall be limited to either of the following: