California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 15846

WIC § 15846 Effective Jun 27, 2013Div. 9 · Part 3.3 · Ch. 2

Statute text

The department shall encourage all providers who provide services under the program to have viable protocols for screening and referring children needing supplemental services outside of the scope of the screening, preventive, and medically necessary and therapeutic services covered by the contract to public programs providing such supplemental services for which they may be eligible, as well as for coordination of care between the provider and the public programs. The public programs for which providers may be required to develop screening, referral, and care coordination protocols may include the California Children’s Services Program, the regional centers, county mental health programs, programs administered by the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs or its successor agency or agencies, and programs administered by local education agencies.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 23, Sec. 68. (AB 82) Effective June 27, 2013.