{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-18258","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 18258","heading":"","body":"(a) A child who is categorically eligible for Medi-Cal benefits pursuant to Section 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(I) of Title 42 of the United States Code shall remain eligible for Medi-Cal benefits so long as foster care maintenance payments under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act are made on the child’s behalf. Placement at home without a change in the child’s status as an adjudicated dependent or ward of the juvenile court shall not be cause for a redetermination unless necessary to obtain federal financial participation for Medi-Cal.\n(b) A child who is eligible for Medi-Cal benefits, but is not described in subdivision (a), shall remain eligible for benefits subject to annual Medi-Cal redetermination pursuant to Section 14012. Placement at home without a change in the child’s status as an adjudicated dependent or ward of the juvenile court shall not be cause for a redetermination unless necessary to obtain federal financial participation for Medi-Cal.\n(c) Medi-Cal eligibility for a child receiving wraparound services pursuant to this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the standards, methodologies, and procedures outlined in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9.\n(d) This section is declaratory of existing law.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","PART 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [18000. - 18999.98.]","CHAPTER 4. County Wraparound Services Program [18250. - 18258.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ac81eb9a6f0cb1dda86e2dab0a6cb087bba16c6eff2b1bdc0752881bd0022451","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-18257.5","next":"us-ca/wic-18259"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}