The State of California did not enact the Fiscal Year 2008-09 budget on June 30, 2008. The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) directed the fiscal intermediary (EDS) to continue to pay Medi-Cal practitioners per federal mandate and continue to pay Medi-Cal institutional providers through the Medical Providers Interim Payment (MPIP) fund until the loan is exhausted. It is anticipated the loan will be exhausted with the July 24, 2008 warrant release date, which equates to an Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) deposit date of July 28, 2008. After that date, Medi-Cal institutional providers will not receive payment until a budget is enacted.