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Appropriations Clears AB 870 to Let Small Alpine County Contract with Neighboring County for Child Health Services
Summary
The committee advanced AB 870, a targeted bill allowing Alpine County to contract with a neighboring county to administer California Children’s Services when local staffing is unavailable. The Department of Health Care Services provided technical feedback; the committee approved the measure without opposition.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved Assembly Bill 870, a narrowly focused measure to let Alpine County contract with a neighboring county to operate the county’s California Children’s Services (CCS) program when local staffing prevents continued operation.
Assemblymember Hadwick said Alpine County — the state’s smallest by population — currently has a single nurse responsible for medically necessary services under CCS and that program operations are disrupted…
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