Cal. HSC § 38061

An appeal may be taken under the following circumstances. (a) Denial of a local contracting agency’s application for funding. (b) Denial of a local contracting agency’s application for expansion or startup funding. (c) Termination of a direct service contract. (d) Suspension of a direct service contract. (e) Denial of all or part of a direct service payment for services schedule. (f) Demand for remittance of an overpayment. (g) When allegations are asserted which, if true, would constitute a violation of a contract provision, or of federal or state law, regulations, or guidelines. Decisions made pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be limited to a determination as to the procedural propriety of the decisionmaking process, including the reason stated in the decision.