{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"16996","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16996","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9"},{"name":"PART 4.7. HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS [16900. - 16996.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-4.7"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6. Children’s Hospitals [16996. - 16996.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-4.7/chapter-6"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 141, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 1997.","effective":"1997-01-01","html":"<p>For purposes of this chapter, “children’s hospital” means the following facilities:</p><p>(a) Valley Children’s Hospital, Fresno.</p><p>(b) Earl and Loraine Miller Children’s Hospital and Medical Center of the Memorial Hospital of Long Beach, Long Beach.</p><p>(c) Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles.</p><p>(d) Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Northern California, Oakland.</p><p>(e) Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange.</p><p>(f) Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto.</p><p>(g) Children’s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego.</p>","text":"For purposes of this chapter, “children’s hospital” means the following facilities: (a) Valley Children’s Hospital, Fresno. (b) Earl and Loraine Miller Children’s Hospital and Medical Center of the Memorial Hospital of Long Beach, Long Beach. (c) Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles. (d) Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Northern California, Oakland. (e) Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange. (f) Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto. (g) Children’s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/childrens-hospitals-16996","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}