CA AB1133

Clarifies that medically fragile children meet the definition of children with special health care needs for foster care placement purposes under existing law.

Requires priority consideration for placing medically fragile foster children with foster parents who are individual nurse providers delivering services under the federal Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment program.

Subordinates the nurse provider placement priority to the federal preference for placing children with relatives, as required by federal law.

Allows child welfare agencies and juvenile courts to place medically fragile children in specialized foster care homes with appropriate support services or other placements if deemed in the child's best interest.

Deems medically fragile children as meeting the definition of "child with special health care needs" for all applicable regulations and requirements under foster care law.