Section 16176.

(a) (1) Any child who is a resident of California and who is the subject of a state-only adoption assistance agreement with another state, shall be eligible to receive Medi-Cal benefits whether or not there is a cash benefit.

(2) Any child with special needs who is the subject of a state-only adoption assistance agreement with California shall continue to be eligible for Medi-Cal benefits if the child is placed out-of-state or with his or her adoptive family, moves out-of-state, and the receiving state does not provide Medicaid benefits to the child.

(b) The departments shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter.

(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 887, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2000.)