California Code, Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 15850.5

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in subdivision (b), each applicant who was participating in CCHIP, formerly known as the County Health Initiative Matching Fund, on March 23, 2010, pursuant to former Part 6.4 (commencing with Section 12699.50) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, shall participate in the program established by this chapter, maintaining eligibility standards, methodologies, and procedures at least as favorable to eligible individuals as those in effect on March 23, 2010, and in a manner that satisfies the maintenance of effort obligation established in Section 2105(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1397ee(d)(3)).

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, as of the enactment of this section, the department shall not approve any additional applicant for participation under this chapter other than those applicants participating as of March 23, 2010.

(d) This section shall only be operative to extent that federal financial participation is not jeopardized and any necessary federal approvals are secured.

(e) This section shall become inoperative on the date that the maintenance of effort obligation pursuant to Section 2105(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1397ee(d)(3)) is no longer applicable to the state for purposes of this chapter.