(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish demonstration projects to assist medically fragile infants, children, and adolescents.
(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that these demonstration projects serve as models for methods of providing primary care services and coordination of health care for medically fragile infants, children, and adolescents.
(c) The Legislature finds and declares that the use of care management services under these demonstration projects will lead to savings in medical costs through reduced emergency room visits, hospital admissions, and other medical indicators and measures.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 93, Sec. 28. Effective July 7, 2000.)
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