California Welfare and Institutions Code 14093.07 – For purposes of this article the following definitions …
For purposes of this article the following definitions apply:
(a) “Foster child” means any child who has been taken into custody or placed by a juvenile court pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 300) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 or Section 601 or 602.
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 14093.07
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
- custody: means the legal right to custody of the child unless that right is held jointly by two or more persons, in which case "custody" means the physical custody of the child by one of the persons sharing the right to custody. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 17.1
- director: means the State Director of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14061
(b) “Medi-Cal managed care plan” means any person or entity that has entered into a contract with the director pursuant to Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 14087.3), Article 2.9 (commencing with Section 14088), or Article 2.91 (commencing with Section 14089) of this chapter or pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 14200) of Chapter 8.
(c) “Out-of-county placement” means any foster care placement in which the child has been placed outside of the county with the responsibility for the care and placement of the child.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 294, Sec. 65. Effective August 18, 1997.)