127507.4. In furtherance of this article, the office may do all of the following:
(a) Contract with, consult, and receive advice from any state agency on terms and conditions that the office deems appropriate.
(b) Contract with experts or consultants to assist in reviewing a proposed agreement or transaction.
(1) Contract costs shall not exceed an amount that is reasonable and necessary to conduct the review and complete the report.
(2) The office shall be entitled to reimbursement from the health care entity subject to review for all actual, reasonable, and direct costs incurred in reviewing, evaluating, and making the determination referred to in Section 127507.2, including administrative costs. The health care entity subject to review shall promptly pay the office, upon request, for all of those costs.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 19. (SB 184) Effective June 30, 2022.)
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