California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services
Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations
Subdivision 7 - California Children's Services
Chapter 3 - Client Application and Eligibility Requirements
Article 2 - Medical Eligibility
Section 41517.7 - Diseases of the Eye

Universal Citation: 22 CA Code of Regs 41517.7

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

CCS applicants with at least one of the following eye conditions shall be medically eligible for participation in the CCS program:

(a) Strabismus, when surgery is required and either until fusion is obtained, or a visibly abnormal deformity is corrected.

(b) Infections that produce permanent visual impairment or blindness, such as keratitis and choroiditis.

(c) Infections that require ophthalmological surgery, such as chronic dacryocystitis.

(d) Other diseases that can lead to permanent visual impairment such as:

(1) Cataract.

(2) Glaucoma.

(3) Retinal detachment.

(4) Optic atrophy or hypoplasia.

(5) Optic neuritis.

(6) Lens dislocation.

(7) Retinopathy of prematurity.

(8) Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous.

(9) Ptosis.

(e) Congential anomalies of the eye which meet the criteria of section 41518.8.

1. New section filed 5-6-99 as an emergency; operative 5-6-99 (Register 99, No. 19). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-3-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 9-7-99 as an emergency; operative 9-7-99 (Register 99, No. 37). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-5-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section refiled 12-23-99 as an emergency; operative 12-23-99 (Register 99, No. 52). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-21-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. New section refiled 4-18-2000 as an emergency; operative 4-18-2000 (Register 2000, No. 16). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-16-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-18-2000 order transmitted to OAL 5-24-2000 and filed 7-7-2000 (Register 2000, No. 27).
6. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 41517.7 to new section 41450 and renumbering former section 41835 to section 41517.7, including amendment of subsection (e) and NOTE, filed 1-28-2009 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2009, No. 5).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 20 and 100275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 123830 and 123835, Health and Safety Code.

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