California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
WIC §14148.85: The department shall provide for the receipt and initial processing of Medi-Cal applications from pregnant people and from children born after September 30, 1983, who have not yet attained 19 years of
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The department shall provide for the receipt and initial processing of Medi-Cal applications from pregnant people and from children born after September 30, 1983, who have not yet attained 19 years of age, at facilities other than the county welfare department as described in Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396 and following).
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