​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care​ Guidelines and Resources

​Regulation

• Welfare and Institutions Code, Sections 369.6,​739.6​, 5328.04 and 16501.3.
  
• California Civil Code, Section 56.103​
  

Program Policy and Guidance

• Program Manual (2024)​
  
• Program Letters
• ​California Department of Social Services, All County Letters
• California Guidelines for the Use of Psychotropic Medication with Children in Foster Care
• ​​​Previous Program Manuals:
• ​California Statewide Guidelines for Public Health Nursing in Child Welfare Services​ (1999)
• ​​Standards of Practice Manual (2015)​​
  

Education Resources

• Psychotropic Medication in Foster Care
• ​California Welfare Directors Association
• California Child Welfare Indicators Project
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention​​
  
• Data & Documentation Tools:​
  
• ​California Child Welfare Indicators Project​​
• ​ Child Welfare Services/Case Management System​​​
  
• Safe Measures​
  
• Program Background & History:
  
• Code Blue: Health Services for Children in Foster Care
• Quality Improvement Project: Improving the Use of Psychotropic Medication among Children and Youth in Foster Care
• ​Understanding the Child Welfare System in California: A Primer for Service Providers and Policymakers​​​​​​
  
• Health Resources:
  
• ​​American Academy of Pediatrics
• ​​Bright Futures: Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care Periodicity Schedule​
• ​Health Care of Young Children in Foster Care​
• Health Care for Children and Adolescents in the Juvenile Correctional Care System​​​​
  
• Oral Health:
  
• ​Accessing Dental Benefits​
  
• Education Materials
• Periodicity Schedule
• Dental Case Management Referral​​
  
• Immunization:
  
• ​California Immunization Registry
• Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule
• Find a Provider
• Education Materials​​
  
• Medi-Cal:
  
• ​Medi-Cal Eligibility Division
• Medi-Cal Education Materials
• Pharmacy: Medi-Cal Rx
• Case Manager Resources