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Enacted Health Legislation in California
Child Welfare Services for Foster Care & Adoption
Bill: SB 597, Chapter 339; Status: Enacted
Summary: Makes amendments necessary to be consistent with the requirements set forth in the federal Fostering Connections Act. These include requiring the State Department of Social Services to exercise diligence to identify and provide notice to all adult grandparents and close relatives of the child; requiring the Department, in consultation with pediatricians, health care experts, and experts in and recipients of child welfare services to develop a plan for the ongoing oversight and coordination of health care services for a child in a foster care placement; and requiring the department or licensed adoption agency to provide information regarding the federal adoption tax credit for any individual who is adopting or considering adopting a child in foster care.
Sponsored by Senator Liu
Pending Health Legislation in California
Medi-Cal for Foster Children
Bill: SB 114; Status: Pending
Summary: Establishes that independent foster care adolescents, on their 18th birthday, to be deemed eligible for medical benefits and automatically enrolled in benefits without requiring a new application and without an interruption in coverage.
Sponsored by Senator Liu
