This booklet, based on California law, covers some of the concerns of a youth in out-of-home care, including types of placements, guardianship, independent living, role of the courts, visitation, confidentiality, pregnancy, money, religion, driving, emancipation and rights and responsibilities of youth in out-of-home care, group or foster homes
SB 1147 – Suspension Rather than Termination of Medi-Cal
Youth Law Center sponsored this bill, which was enacted by the California Legislature in 2008. It provides for the suspension rather than termination of Medi-Cal for children who were Medi-Cal when they went into secure confinement (when became inmates of a public institution for purposes of Medi-Cal). This legislation represented an important step in assuring […]
The “Inmate Exception” and Its Impact on Health Care Services for Children in Out-of-Home Care in California
This paper was commissioned by The California Endowment. Youth Law Center was asked to explore the payment exclusions for “inmates of a public institution” in federal Medicaid law and their impact on access to care for children in public systems in California. The paper presents federal statutes, regulations and guidance, and their counterparts in Medi-Cal, […]
January 12, 2010, Letter to Nancy Pelosi Re: Suspending Rather than Terminating Medicaid
YLC has signed on with other state and national organizations to urge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to include in final health care legislation a provision in the House-passed bill (H.R. 3962, §1729) requiring states to suspend—rather than terminate—Medicaid benefits for youth in juvenile facilities. This issue arises out of YLC work on Improving Access to […]