Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16934 · Chapter 4. Rural Health Services
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16934
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) As a condition of receiving funds under this chapter, a county shall provide, or arrange and pay for, medically necessary followup treatment, including necessary followup dental services and prescription drugs, for any condition detected as part of a child health and disability prevention screen for a child eligible for services under Section 104395 of the Health and Safety Code, if the child was screened by the county, or upon referral by a child health and disability prevention program provider. This section shall not apply to any child eligible to receive care with no share of cost under the Medi-Cal program or who is covered by another publicly funded program or for whom these services are covered or will be paid by any other responsible party. A county may require that hospitals that contract with the county pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946, physicians who contract with the county pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 16933 or dentists or any provider that contracts with the county pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 16933 and receives funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter to participate in complying with this section. A county shall not require that hospitals receiving an allocation pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946 or physicians who receive payment from a physician services account established pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 16933 participate in complying with this section.
(b) Dental services provided pursuant to this section shall be at least equal in scope and frequency to dental services available to Medi-Cal eligible children of the same age.
(c) Counties shall implement this section in consultation and coordination with their child health and disability prevention programs.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 492. Effective September 29, 1996.
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