Welfare and Institutions Code section 16996.2

(a)

As a condition of receiving funds under Section 16996.1, a hospital shall provide medically necessary inpatient treatment, including prescription drugs, for any condition detected as part of a child health and disability prevention screen for any child eligible for services under Section 104395 of the Health and Safety Code. Inpatient hospital services shall be provided at no cost upon referral by a child health and disability prevention program provider, whether that provider is a physician, a county, or a primary care clinic, unless the child is eligible to receive care with no share of cost under the Medi-Cal program, is covered under another publicly funded program, or the services are payable under private insurance coverage.

(b)

The department shall report to the Legislature on the distribution and use of funds provided to hospitals under Section 16996.1 on an annual basis.

Source: Section 16996.2, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=16996.­2.­ (updated Sep. 29, 1996; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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