CA AB1808

Requires the county where a foster child is placed to be responsible for ensuring the child receives medically necessary specialty mental health services, regardless of the child's county of original jurisdiction

Mandates that Medi-Cal funding for mental health services follows the foster child to the new county of residence

Establishes that any necessary adjustments to Medi-Cal program administration shall be made to ensure proper funding transfer to the new county

Designates this bill as imposing a state-mandated local program, with reimbursement to local agencies to be made pursuant to Government Code Section 17500 et seq. if the Commission on State Mandates determines costs are mandated by the state