California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14717.1

WIC § 14717.1 Effective Jul 10, 2023Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 8.9

Statute text

(a)(1) For purposes of this section, “foster child” or “foster children” means a Medi-Cal eligible child or children younger than 21 years of age who have been placed into foster care by a county child welfare agency or a county probation department.

(2)It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that foster children who are placed outside of their county of original jurisdiction are able to access specialty mental health services in a timely manner, consistent with their individual strengths and needs and the requirements of federal Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) services.

(3)It is the further intent of the Legislature to overcome any barriers to care that may result when responsibility for providing or arranging for specialty mental health services to foster children who are placed outside of their county of original jurisdiction is retained by the county of original jurisdiction.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 160. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.