Welfare and Institutions Code section 15844

A child enrolled in the program under this chapter who has a medical condition that is eligible for services pursuant to the California Children’s Services Program, and whose family is not financially eligible for the California Children’s Services Program, shall have the medically necessary treatment services for his or her California Children’s Services Program eligible medical condition authorized and paid for by the California Children’s Services Program. County expenditures for the payment of services for the child shall be waived and these expenditures shall be paid for by the state from Title XXI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1397aa et seq.) funds and state general funds.

Source: Section 15844, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15844.­ (updated Jun. 27, 2013; accessed Aug. 17, 2026).

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